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Nicholas de Wedergrave. de Wedergrave Nicholas King and council. Wedergrave requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3870

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SC 8/78/3870
Date
[c. 1318-c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Wedergrave.
Name(s)
de Wedergrave, Nicholas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Wedergrave requests remedy and a commission to Martin and Courtenay to enquire into the collusion between several parties concerning the possession of the manor of Weare in contempt of the king and to the disinheritance of the heir of John ap Adam who is in the king's keeping.
Nature of endorsement
The justices John de Foxley and John de Stonor are assigned in Chancery to enquire into the petition and certify the king in Chancery of what they find.
Places mentioned
Overwere (Weare), Somerset
Inglestone, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
John ap Adam
Nicholas de Langgelande (Langland)
Ancel de Gorney
Vicar of Inglestone
John Abel, then Escheator of Somerset
Robert de Carsy
William Martin
Hugh de Cortenay (Courtenay)
John de Foxle (Foxley), Justice
John de Stonore (Stonor), Justice.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8454
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107646/

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