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Commons. King and Council. The petitioners complain that whereas many people have...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/102/5093

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This record is about the Commons. King and Council. The petitioners complain that whereas many people have... dating from [c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/102/5093
Date
[c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
Commons.
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
The petitioners complain that whereas many people have granted and enfeoffed certain persons of their lands and tenements on certain conditions, some to settle their debts and others make various alms for their souls, after the performance of the conditions they further entail their aforesaid lands to certain persons who emplead them, by reason of which those enfeoffed retain the lands etc., without performing the conditions and charges against the will of their feoffors. The petitioners ask the king to grant to those so entailed, that for non-performance of the conditions they have the power to enter and perform the charges and conditions in accordance with the will of the granter.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Related material

For transcript, see no.22 of PRO 31/7/110

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2061
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149663/

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