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John le Marechal (Marshal). Marechal (Marshal) John King. Marechal requests the king's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8656

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Reference
SC 8/174/8656
Date
[c. 1280]
Description
Petitioners
John le Marechal (Marshal).
Name(s)
Marechal (Marshal), John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Marechal requests the king's grace concerning the manor of Haselbury which he is demanding against Plucknett who is tenant of the manor and has answered the justices that he cannot answer without the king. He requests it according to the 'Dictum of Kenilworth'.
Nature of endorsement
He should wait.
Places mentioned
Haselbury Plucknett, [Somerset]
Kenilworth, [Warwickshire].
People mentioned
Alan Pluckenet (Plucknett).
Note
The petition dates to c. 1280 as a grant in the patent rolls to Alan Plucknett concerning his and the petitioner's rights in the manor must be nearly contemporary and dates to 27 May 1280 (CPR 1272-81, p.374).
Related material

For a related document, see no. 1961 in C 81/79

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/324/E637

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.374 (grant to Plucknett concerning his and the petitioner's rights in the manor)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294522/

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