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Margery de Soyn and Violet de Soyn, daughters of William de Soyn. de Soyn; de Soyn...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/75/3706

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SC 8/75/3706
Date
[1275-1294]
Description
Petitioners
Margery de Soyn and Violet de Soyn, daughters of William de Soyn.
Name(s)
de Soyn; de Soyn, Margery; Violet
Addressees
[King].
Nature of request
Margery and Violet, daughters of William de Soyn, state that Thomas Weylaund and Thomas de Leukenore conspired to disinherit their late father's son, who was under age, of the manors of Chignall and Westmill. The boy has now died, still under age, and Margery and Violet request the King's grace and a remedy, so that they might not be disinherited.
Nature of endorsement
In Chancery.
Places mentioned
Westmill, Hertfordshire
Chiggenhall (Chignall St James), [Essex].
People mentioned
William de Soyn, father of petitioners
Nicholas de Leukenore (Lewknor)
Thomas de Leukenore (Lewknor), son of Nicholas de Leukenore
Thomas Weylaund
John de Lovetot, justice.
Note
Presumably from Edward I's reign, and from the use of beavertail 's' before about 1290. Lovetot was appointed as a justice in 1275 and died in 1294.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7343
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107480/

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