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John de Warenne, earl Warenne. de Warenne, earl Warenne John King. Warenne requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8700

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This record is about the John de Warenne, earl Warenne. de Warenne, earl Warenne John King. Warenne requests... dating from [c. 1328] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/174/8700
Date
[c. 1328]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warenne, earl Warenne.
Name(s)
de Warenne, earl Warenne, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Warenne requests that his sister be granted £220 of rents and farms of London, and £100 from the farms and profits from Surrey and Sussex to be received from the hand of the sheriffs and for it to be commanded to his Chancery to make letters of warrant of assignment to the sheriffs. His sister was initially granted money from land and rents which were part of the heritage of Eleanor le Despenser, but this was taken from her and delivered to Despenser.
Nature of endorsement
The response to this petition is attached to this petition.
Places mentioned
London
Surrey
Sussex.
People mentioned
Alice [Fitz Alan], countess of Arundel, widow of Edmund Fitz Alan, earl of Arundel, and sister of the petitioner
Edmund [Fitz Alan], earl of Arundel
Eleanor [le Despenser], widow of Hugh le Despenser, the son
Hugh le Despenser, the son.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1328 as the matter of Fitz Alan's provision was current in 1328 (CCR 1327-30, p.285).
Related material

For the response to this petition, see SC 8/174/8701

For letters patent formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/174/8702A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.285 (order concerning provisions for Alice Fitz Alan)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294567/

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