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Peter Colswayn. Colswayn Peter King. The petition is badly damaged, and although...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8733

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SC 8/175/8733
Date
[? 1326]
Description
Petitioners
Peter Colswayn.
Name(s)
Colswayn, Peter
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petition is badly damaged, and although the sense is clear, the detail is difficult to recover].Colswayn requests . . . as he and others were impleaded for tenements in Long Bredy and Symondsbury and by evil oaths of jurors in certain . . . and execution of this was made . . . came into the treasury and Colswayn sued . . . the record of the plea of the assize and the verdict . . .
Nature of endorsement
If he does not have any judgment rendered in the record then he should have his recovery by assize of novel disseisin.
Places mentioned
Langebrydie (Long Bredy), [Dorset]
Symondsbury, [Dorset].
People mentioned
John de . . ., justice.
Note
The petition dates to? 1326 as mention is made of 19 [Edw. II] within the petition.
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/C9294601/

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