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Free tenants of Maynily Astellth (Harlech). King and council The free tenants request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3106

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SC 8/63/3106
Date
[1295-1305]
Description
Petitioners
Free tenants of Maynily Astellth (Harlech).
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
The free tenants request that the king grant them their parts of the land of Tywyn Dryslech of which they were disseised by Mortimer.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the justice or his lieutenant that he inform himself of this thing and what time the disseisin was made and by whom, and in whose hand the hamlet is now and how much it is worth etc. and certify etc.
Places mentioned
Maynoly castellth (Harlech)], [Merioneth, Wales]
Ardudwy cantref, [Merioneth, Wales]
Tywyn Dryslech [unidentified], [Merioneth, Wales]
Helycke Tervyn [unidentified], [Merioneth, Wales]
Traheth Llestlyc [unidentified], [Merioneth, Wales].
People mentioned
Roger de Mortimer, Justice of Wales.
Note
Rees 'Petitions Relating to Wales', p.97 dates this to the decade up to 1305, since it appears to be referred to in a record of responses to petitions compiled in that year.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5680
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.97 (full summary of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106869/

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