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Robert Fitz Walter. Fitz Walter Robert King and council. Fitz Walter requests remedy...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3867

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This record is about the Robert Fitz Walter. Fitz Walter Robert King and council. Fitz Walter requests remedy... dating from [c. 1310-c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3867
Date
[c. 1310-c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Fitz Walter.
Name(s)
Fitz Walter, Robert
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Fitz Walter requests remedy and the keeping of the land of Huse which should have come to him by Huse's death. An inquest has found that Huse held nothing of the king at his death, but despite suing in Chancery he has been unable to obtain it because Huse's heir has inherited land from Berwick.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue in Chancery and the inquisition should be brought before the council at the next Monday.
Places mentioned
Moreton, Dorset
Hemsworth, Dorset.
People mentioned
John Huse
John de Berwyk (Berwick).
Note
Dated notionally, on the basis of the hand and the Latin endorsement, to the early fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 9091
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107642/

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