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William Waleys; Mary Waleys, wife of William Waleys. Waleys; Waleys William; Mary...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7582

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This record is about the William Waleys; Mary Waleys, wife of William Waleys. Waleys; Waleys William; Mary... dating from [c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/152/7582
Date
[c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
William Waleys; Mary Waleys, wife of William Waleys.
Name(s)
Waleys; Waleys, William; Mary
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners request that law and justice be done to them as a tenement and land in Denbigh and Wicwer that descended to Mary Waleys by the death of her father were taken into the hand of the earl of Lincoln because Codnor, the late husband of Mary Waleys rendered Denbigh to the Welsh in the last war.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the keeper of the castle of Denbigh that when he has heard her complaint, let justice be done according to the laws and usages of the country.
Places mentioned
Denbigh, [Denbighshire, Wales]
Wicwer, [Denbighshire, Wales]
North Wales.
People mentioned
Master Richard de Hereford, father of Mary the petitioner
William de Codenoure (Codnor), late husband of the petitioner
[Henry de Lacy], earl of Lincoln
William de la Mountaigne, steward.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.252-3 (part translation of petition)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1135 (resulting enquiry from petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209769/

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