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William de la Doune (Down); Helen de la Doune (Down), wife of William de la Doune....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/108/5380

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Reference
SC 8/108/5380
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
William de la Doune (Down); Helen de la Doune (Down), wife of William de la Doune.
Name(s)
Doune (Down); Doune (Down), William; Helen
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Dounes petition concerning their rights in the manor of Wellbury, citing a fine made before the king's justices in the octave of Michaelmas, 3 Edward II.
Nature of endorsement
Let the tenor of the fine be brought into chancery and they shall have right.
Places mentioned
Wellbury, [Hertfordshire].
People mentioned
William Tuchet
William de Bereford, justice
Lambert de Threekingham, justice
Hervey de Staunton, justice
William de Goldyngton
Margaret [de Goldyngton], wife of William de Goldyngton.
Note
Firmly dated by reference to CIM 1307-49, no. 593.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2907
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.593 (inquisition on the matter, proving the authenticity and providing a copy of the original fine)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149952/

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