Elizabeth du Castell (Castle), daughter of Sarah wife of Walter du Castell. Castell...

Petitioners

Elizabeth du Castell (Castle), daughter of Sarah wife of Walter du Castell.

Name(s)

Castell (Castle), Elizabeth

Addressees

King and Council.

Nature of request

The petitioner seeks recovery of certain lands and tenements that she has been unable to recover by the common law. She shows that with Walter and Sarah they jointly purchased from the heirs of John Thaney, one messuage, sixty acres of land, ten acres of woodland, two acres of meadow and 7s rent with appurtenances, to them and the heirs of Walter, in Lewisham. After Walter's death Sarah (without the agreement of the petitioner who was a minor), sold the said lands and tenements to the bishop, to the impoverishment of the petitioner. The bishop then granted the same to the king, together with the lease of lands in Eltham, and then granted by the king to the queen with the manor of Eltham. The appurtenances in the said lands the queen granted to Deuery, his wife and their heirs without giving the petitioner any reasonable notice to answer. The petitioner showed her evidences to the queen and her council, who answered that right in the matter lay with the king.1)

Nature of endorsement

She is to come into chancery and show her charters and ... the same ... of ... and by chancery certified in respect thereof to the king.2) Coram Rege.

Places mentioned

Lewisham, [Kent]

Eltham, [Kent].

People mentioned

Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham

[Margaret of France,] Queen of England

Sarah [de Castell (Castle)], wife of Walter

Walter du Castell (Castle)

John Thaney

Aubyn Deuery

Margaret [Deuery], wife of Aubyn.

For transcript, see no.27 of PRO 31/7/97