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William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote. Fitz Nicholas William King. Fitz Nicholas requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3896

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This record is about the William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote. Fitz Nicholas William King. Fitz Nicholas requests... dating from [c. 1275-c. 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3896
Date
[c. 1275-c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote.
Name(s)
Fitz Nicholas, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Fitz Nicholas requests remedy as he holds no land but geldable of Ralph in Leicestershire, and Ralph has alleged to the bailiffs of the fee of Tutbury that Fitz Nicholas holds his land of Leicestershire of the fee, and the bailiffs, Ralph by his servant, and others have come and taken livestock on many occasions, and he is prevented from ploughing or sowing his land and has nothing to live on, and he has been impleaded and harassed by Ralph and his bailiffs.
Nature of endorsement
It should be sued at the common law.
Places mentioned
Woodcote, [Leicestershire]
Leicestershire
honour of Tutbury.
People mentioned
Ralph de Shipee
Roger, servant of Ralph de Shipee.
Note
Dated notionally to the last quarter of the thirteenth century on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8401
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107672/

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