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William Pleey. Pleey William King. Pleey requests restitution of the rights acquired...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/110/5489

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This record is about the William Pleey. Pleey William King. Pleey requests restitution of the rights acquired... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/110/5489
Date
[c. 1327-c. 1340]
Description
Petitioners
William Pleey.
Name(s)
Pleey, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Pleey requests restitution of the rights acquired from his father to the bailiwick of Lea, granted them by the king's father.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.Let the petition be sent to the chancery so that the rolls can be examined.
Places mentioned
Lea, [Herefordshire]
Forest of Dean, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
John Pleey, father of the petitioner
William Moton.
Note
The hand, and the use of French in the endorsement, suggest that the king's father referred to in the petition must be Edward II, and that the petition must date from early in the reign of Edward III.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3387
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150154/

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