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Oliver Plokenet. Plokenet Oliver King. Oliver Plokenet asks that he might be received...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3260A

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This record is about the Oliver Plokenet. Plokenet Oliver King. Oliver Plokenet asks that he might be received... dating from [1328] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/66/3260A
Date
[1328]
Description
Petitioners
Oliver Plokenet.
Name(s)
Plokenet, Oliver
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Oliver Plokenet asks that he might be received to sue for his right in the matter of his inheritance, according to the purport of his bill, and that the King might not receive anyone's homage until his right has been tried: for he has been in the King's service, and unable to pursue his right, and the King will find, if he asks the good people of his land, that the de la Beres who now claim have no right. Oliver requests the King's mercy, that he might not be disinherited by a procured inquisition.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
De la Bere (Beer) family.
Note
The writ resulting from this petition (SC 8/66/3260B) is dated at Lincoln, 28 March, 2 Edward III (1328).Oliver Plokenet is dead by May 25 1329 (CFR 1327-37 p.135).
Related material

A memorandum of a legal case, to which all these documents were attached is SC 8/66/3260G

A memorandum relating to the inheritance of Alan de Plokenet is SC 8/66/3260D

A writ from Edward III resulting from this petition is SC 8/66/3260B

A family tree illustrating this inheritance is SC 8/66/3260E

A request by the petitioner for his inheritance, as he is ready to aver that Alan de Plokenet had no other heirs than he has claimed, and that Richard de la Bere's claim is false, is SC 8/66/3260C

A note nominating an attorney for Richard de la Bere in his suit with Alan de Plokenet is SC 8/66/3260F

An unrelated petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/66/3260H

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107024/

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