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William de Cheriton (Chirton), son and heir of Walter de Cheriton. de Cheriton (Chirton)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/103/5115

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This record is about the William de Cheriton (Chirton), son and heir of Walter de Cheriton. de Cheriton (Chirton)... dating from [c. 1383-c. 1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/103/5115
Date
[c. 1383-c. 1388]
Description
Petitioners
William de Cheriton (Chirton), son and heir of Walter de Cheriton.
Name(s)
de Cheriton (Chirton), William
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
The petitioner seeks recovery of certain lands and tenements, notwithstanding the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and maintains that he has long petitioned to have livery of the lands and tenements of Walter (his father), that were seized into the hands of the king's grandfather as fully explained in the said bills and petitions to the council and the exchequer, which recovery was eventually granted on 20 November 1382, through writs issued by chancery under the great seal to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer fully endorsed and certified etc. On the strength of which the said treasurer and barons considered the matter and that the said lands were granted by the king's grandfather by letters patent, and that seisin remained with the king's grandfather and they sent writs of scire facias to the sheriffs of various counties warning the occupiers of the said lands etc., to have certain days before the treasurer informing them that the petitioner has recovery etc., on the strength of which proceedings the petitioner is unable to recover the same.
Nature of endorsement
Petition from parliament, ... in the ... year ... of King Richard.
People mentioned
Walter de Cheriton (Chirton).
Note
An authoritative reading of the endorsement would allow a precise dating for this petition, but it seems to date on internal evidence to some time in or shortly after 1383.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/111/5519

For transcript, see no.43 of PRO 31/7/107

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/98/4882

For a related document see SC 8/277/13812

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2092
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149685/

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