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Joan de Wauton, widow of John de Wauton. de Wauton Joan King. Wauton requests that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/74/3674

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Reference
SC 8/74/3674
Date
[1316]
Description
Petitioners
Joan de Wauton, widow of John de Wauton.
Name(s)
de Wauton, Joan
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Wauton requests that she can have her dower and the arrears of it, as the king granted her a rent from the manor of Polhampton, which was paid by Drokenesford whilst he held it at farm, but it has not been paid since it has been held by Horwood.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they call before them the parties, and that do full and speedy justice to Wauton upon her dower and the arrears of the same.
Places mentioned
Polhampton, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
John de Wauton, late husband of the petitioner
John de Drokenesford
William de Horwod (Horwood).
Note
The petition dates to early 1316 as a Latin summary of the petition was enrolled on the parliament roll for the parliament held at Lincoln in Hillary, 9 Edw. II (Rot. Parl., vol. I, p.341b (no.16)).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7267
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.341b (no.16) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107448/

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