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Edmund de Passelee and Margaret de Passelee his wife. de Passelee; de Passelee Edmund;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3272

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Reference
SC 8/66/3272
Date
[c. 1316]
Description
Petitioners
Edmund de Passelee and Margaret de Passelee his wife.
Name(s)
de Passelee; de Passelee, Edmund; Margaret
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Edmund de Passelee and Margaret his wife state that Ralph de Normanville, Margaret's grandfather, whose heir she is, held by the king's charter the bailiwick of Sheriff of Rutland, for himself and his heirs. This bailiwick came into the king's hand because of the minority of Thomas, Ralph's son, at the time of his father's death, and remained there because of Margaret's minority when she succeeded. They request that justice be done for them.
Nature of endorsement
They are to show the charter in Chancery and have a writ to the Treasurer and Chamberlains of the Exchequer to search to see whether that office of sheriff came into the king's hand for that reason or another; and if another then for what reason and at what time and how and in what way. And they are to inform the king in Chancery and nevertheless the inquisitions returned in Chancery concerning the aforesaid are to be examined, so that what is just may further etc.
Places mentioned
Rutland.
People mentioned
Ralph de Normanville, hereditary Sheriff of Rutland, grandfather of Margaret de Passelee
Thomas [de Normanville], father of Margaret de Passelee.
Note
Dated on the guard to 'c.1316 seq.' with reference to CIPM vol. V no.566, the inquisition following the death of William de Basyng, whose lands in Rutland and elsewhere were held of the inheritance of Margaret his wife, whose mother is Denise de Normanvill: presumaby this is the first husband of Margaret the petitioner here. The writ for this was issued on 8 June 9 Edward II (1316). Further dated to '? 1318', with reference to piece 22 of E 192/1.
Related material

A related document is no. 22 of E 192/1

For another petition suggesting that Margaret de Passele was not Edmund de Passele's real wife, see SC 8/266/13293

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6499
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107043/

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