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Executors of the will of Sir John Ovedale. King and council. Complaint of the wasting...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/132/6565

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This record is about the Executors of the will of Sir John Ovedale. King and council. Complaint of the wasting... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/132/6565
Date
[c. 1322]
Description
Petitioners
Executors of the will of Sir John Ovedale.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Complaint of the wasting of the manor of Laughton by the keeper, Royston, after the death of Sir John Ovedale.
Nature of endorsement
Order for inquiry and allowance in the Exchequer.
Places mentioned
Laughton, Sussex.
People mentioned
John Ovedale
Gilbert de Royston (Risshton).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.114 (commitment to Risshton of Ovedale's lands, and order to the escheator to make delivery)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208746/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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