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Henry de Lancaster. de Lancaster Henry King and Council. Henry de Lancaster requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/123/6149

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Reference
SC 8/123/6149
Date
[c. 1319]
Description
Petitioners
Henry de Lancaster.
Name(s)
de Lancaster, Henry
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
Henry de Lancaster requests the delivery of certain knight's fees in Devon and Cornwall inherited from Chaworth, his wife's father. He states that, as Chaworth was a tenant-in-chief, an inquest was held before Wallewain into these fees, then in the hands of the king's father due to the minority of Maud, and the inquests were sent to the Exchequer to examine the records in case any were held of the king in chief. These were then summoned back to the Chancery with the required evidence, but were never delivered. Lancaster also requests deliverance of 12 acres of pasture appertaining to his manor of Rodley in Gloucestershire, as appears by an inquest held before Claidon.
Nature of endorsement
Let the inquest and certification be brought to Chancery, and the Chancellor shall hear Henry's reasons and summon whoever he wishes of the council, and do as he sees fit according to reason.
Places mentioned
Devon
Cornwall
Rodley, Gloucestershire
People mentioned
John Wallewain (Walewayn), escheator
Patrick de Chaworth
Maud (Matilda) [de Lancaster], daughter and heiress of Patrick de Chaworth, wife of Henry de Lancaster
William de Claidon.
Note
Dated on the guard to c.1319, with reference to SC 8/123/6143 (which also relates to this land in Rodley) and SC 8/56/2769 (seemingly also presented with that petition), both dated to c.1319 with reference to Cole, Docs. Illustrative of English History, p.54, which records a note on the parliament roll for 1319 referring to two petitions of Henry de Lancaster.
Related material

For another petition relating to the lands in Rodley see SC 8/123/6143

For a related petition see SC 8/56/2769

For transcript, see no.67 of PRO 31/7/97

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5296
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208319/

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