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Richard de Stretton, son of Hervey de Stretton. de Stretton Richard [Not specified]....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7078

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This record is about the Richard de Stretton, son of Hervey de Stretton. de Stretton Richard [Not specified].... dating from [1293] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/142/7078
Date
[1293]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Stretton, son of Hervey de Stretton.
Name(s)
de Stretton, Richard
Addressees
[Not specified].
Nature of request
Richard, son of Hervey de Stretton, states that he made an agreement with master Thomas de Pynwelessdon, that Thomas was to plead all Richard's pleas of land in the county of Staffordshire, in exchange for 100s. and also 40 acres of land when he had won them, but that Thomas has broken this agreement and done nothing for him. He is prepared to aver that this is true and requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He has not prosecuted.
Places mentioned
Staffordshire.
People mentioned
Hervey de Stretton, father of petitioner
Thomas de Pynwelessdon.
Note
This is a plaint from the Staffordshire general eyre of 1293 (cf SC 8/115/5708, SC 8/143/7143-4 and others).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209257/

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