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Nicholas de Tweng (Thwing), son of Lucy de Thwing. de Tweng (Thwing) Nicholas King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/165/8210

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Reference
SC 8/165/8210
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Tweng (Thwing), son of Lucy de Thwing.
Name(s)
de Tweng (Thwing), Nicholas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Tweng states that whereas Hunterton gave the moiety of ... which is held of the King in chief, to Menyll so that after his death it would pass to Lucy de Tweng and her heirs, but the lands were taken into the King's hand because Hunterton did not ask his permission to do this, for which Tweng sued a writ of inquest and has sued to have the King's charter of pardon for the purchase. Tweng requests that the inquest be viewed so that the land can be returned to him in exchange for a reasonable fine.
Nature of endorsement
It should go to Chancery and the inquest viewed there and the complainant admitted to make fine and he should have a writ ad liberandum for the land contained in the petition.
Places mentioned
Cheviot Forest, Northumberland.
People mentioned
Lucy de Tweng (Thwing)
Nicholas de Hunterton
Nicholas de Menyll
Hugh le Despenser, the son.
Note
Dated on the guard to the first year of the reign of Edward III, i.e. 1327.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/144/7190

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/C9294055/

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