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Roesia Hecelin, widow of John Hecelin of Chadwell Hecelin Roesia [None specified]...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5746

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This record is about the Roesia Hecelin, widow of John Hecelin of Chadwell Hecelin Roesia [None specified]... dating from [1272-1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/115/5746
Date
[1272-1307]
Description
Petitioners
Roesia Hecelin, widow of John Hecelin of Chadwell
Name(s)
Hecelin, Roesia
Addressees
[None specified]
Nature of request
[Only the left side of this document survives]Roesia, widow of John Hecelin, makes two complaints.1) The first complaint appears to relate to a lease of property in Little Thurrock.2) The second complaint appears to relate to an attack on her property or servants.
Nature of endorsement
Essex.Complaints of Roesia widow of John Hecelin of Chadwell.
Places mentioned
Essex
Chadwell, [Essex]
Little Thurrock, [Essex]
People mentioned
John Hecelin of Chadwell, late husband of the petitioner
Gilbert [...], brother of [...]
Richard Mailan[...] (Mayland)
Bartholomew [...].
Note
The first complaint names the present king as Edward, while the handwriting would appear to be of the late thirteenth century. A date in the reign of Edward I has therefore been assigned. Only a fraction of the original document survives.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4113
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150420/

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