Elene verch Mereduk (Meredydd), daughter and heir of Wenthliane (Gwenllian) verch...

Petitioners

Elene verch Mereduk (Meredydd), daughter and heir of Wenthliane (Gwenllian) verch Mereduk (Meredydd).

Name(s)

verch Mereduk (Meredydd), Elene

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

Elene verch Mereduk states that the King at her petition ordered an inquiry into her right to lands in Gwynfil which are of the inheritance of her mother. It has been returned in Chancery and she asks that it might be examined and [rest of petition missing].

Nature of endorsement

The inquisition is to be examined, and the Justiciar is to be ordered to inquire into the things contained in the petition, in the presence of the said Elene and the said Robert, if he wishes to be present; and the inquisition is to be returned in Chancery.

Places mentioned

Gwynfil, Cardiganshire, [Wales].

People mentioned

Wenthliane (Gwenllian) verch [Mereduk (Meredydd)]

Robert [Clement].

For a petition probably concerning a dispute over this same land see SC 8/49/2410

For related letters patent, see SC 8/98/4851

For a related petition from Robert Clement, see SC 8/98/4852

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.155 (calendar of petition)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.486 (order to deliver the lands to Robert Clement, as Elene has not been found to have a right to them)
• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no. 1292 (two inquisitions into this matter)