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John de Schelton (Shelton). de Schelton (Shelton) John King and council. Schelton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3527

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Reference
SC 8/71/3527
Date
[c. 1289]
Description
Petitioners
John de Schelton (Shelton).
Name(s)
de Schelton (Shelton), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Schelton requests grace and remedy concerning land in East Haddon, which he recovered in the eyre of Northamptonshire by judgement against Bray. He was imprisoned at a love day until he made a quitclaim of 10s. of rent to Bray.
Nature of endorsement
In Chancery.
Places mentioned
East Haddon, [Northamptonshire]
Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
People mentioned
Thomas de Bray
John de Vaux, Justice
Robert de Baut [Baud], Sheriff of Northamptonshire.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1289 as the petition makes mention of Robert le Baud, late sheriff of Northamptonshire, and he was sheriff from November 1279 to November 1289 (List of Sheriffs, p.92).
Related material

For the records of the eyre see JUST 1/623

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7308
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107301/

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