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Nicholas Sturgion (Sturgeon). Sturgion (Sturgeon) Nicholas King. [The petition is...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8658

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Reference
SC 8/174/8658
Date
[? c. 1412]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas Sturgion (Sturgeon).
Name(s)
Sturgion (Sturgeon), Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is damaged and partly illegible, and the full sense is not recoverable].Sturgion requests remedy as he purchased certain lands and tenements in Sheepsbyre of John Chetesbeare, and was seised of them until Hole with the abetment of others ousted him . . . and enfeoffed Courtenay in them.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Chetespeare (Sheepsbyre), [Devon].
People mentioned
John Chetesbeare (Sheepsbyre)
John Hole
John Ferre
John Elyot
[Hugh] Courtenay, knight.
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1412 on the basis of the guard dating, which is itself based on an unrelated reference to the petitioner in the patent rolls (CPR 1408-13, p.337).
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/C9294524/

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