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Lettice Le Eschot (Scot), daughter of Luke le Scot. Eschot (Scot) Lettice King's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/92/4581

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Reference
SC 8/92/4581
Date
[c. 1287]
Description
Petitioners
Lettice Le Eschot (Scot), daughter of Luke le Scot.
Name(s)
Eschot (Scot), Lettice
Addressees
King's council.
Nature of request
Eschot requests that the suit that she brought before Rochester and his companions against Austin Fitz John and others for the cargo that they carried off from two of her ships at Orford be heard as it has been adjourned by a writ of Chancery brought by Austin and the others.
Nature of endorsement
She should have a writ of trespass in Chancery.
Places mentioned
Orford, [Suffolk]
Ipswich, [Suffolk].
People mentioned
Luke le Eschot (Scot), father of the petitioner
Austin son of John (Fitz John)
Richard son of John (Fitz John)
Peter son of John (Fitz John)
Austin Joce
William de Sutwolde
John Arnaud (Arnold)
Richard [Arnaud (Arnold)], brother of John Arnold
Alexander Joce
Roger Joce
Richard de Sutwolde
Solomon de Roff (Rochester), justice.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1287, with reference to SC 8/45/2231 based on references to Solomon de Rochester being lately at eyre in Suffolk at Ipswich, the references dating to 12 October 1287 and 11 November 1289 respectively (CPR 1281-92 pp.279, 329).
Related material

A duplicate petition, differently endorsed is SC 8/45/2231

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 578
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149129/

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