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Nicholas de Hungerford. de Hungerford Nicholas King and council. Nicholas de Hungerford...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/200/9993

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Reference
SC 8/200/9993
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Hungerford.
Name(s)
de Hungerford, Nicholas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Nicholas de Hungerford states that he was granted the office of Keeper of the Forest of Duffield for term of life by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, for his good service to Edmund, Earl of Lancaster and to Blanche, Queen of Navarre, and also granted him some land in Wirksworth, for himself and the heirs of his body. He asks that, of the King's grace, he might have confirmation of these gifts.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Duffield forest, [Derbyshire]
Wirksworth, [Derbyshire].
People mentioned
Blanche, Queen of Navarre
Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
Edmund [Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster].
Note
CCR 1318-23 p.449 is dated 18 May 1322, and would seem to be the result of this petition.
Related material

For related letters patent, see SC 8/7/344

For a related letter, see SC 8/7/342

For a related petition, see SC 8/311/15565

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 II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.449 (order to deliver custody of the Forest of Duffield to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295883/

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