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Conan Fitz Henry. Fitz Henry Conan Council. Fitz Henry requests that the truth of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7928

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SC 8/159/7928
Date
[1334]
Description
Petitioners
Conan Fitz Henry.
Name(s)
Fitz Henry, Conan
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Fitz Henry requests that the truth of the matter concerning his father's tenements in Berwickshire of which he was disseised by Bruce be enquired of, and that justice be done as they are now in the king's hand.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
[Otterburn], Berwickshire, [Scotland].
People mentioned
Henry, father of the petitioner
Robert de Brus (Bruce).
Note
The petition dates to 1334 as a mandate was issued to the chancellor and chamberlain of Berwick to enquire of the matter and do justice on 15 June 1334 (Rot. Scot., vol. I, p.272a).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Scotiae, vol. I, Ed. D. Macpherson, (Eyre & Strahan, 1814), p.272a (mandate to the chancellor and chamberlain of Berwick to enquire of the matter and do justice)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210120/

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