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Robert de Swynarton (Swinnerton), knight. de Swynarton (Swinnerton) Robert King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/140/6993

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This record is about the Robert de Swynarton (Swinnerton), knight. de Swynarton (Swinnerton) Robert King and... dating from [1327-1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/140/6993
Date
[1327-1377]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Swynarton (Swinnerton), knight.
Name(s)
de Swynarton (Swinnerton), Robert
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
knight
Nature of request
Request concerning the petitioner's rights to Barrow in Cheshire.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
Cheshire
Halton, Cheshire
Barrow, Cheshire.
People mentioned
Hugh Despenser the elder
Alice [de Lacy], countess of Lincoln
Roger de Swynarton (Swinnerton), grandfather of the petitioner
Edward I, King of England
Edward II, King of England.
Note
Internal references place this petition in the reign of Edward III; since the petitioner made a similar request in 1378 (SC 8/139/6950), it is likely that this petition dates towards the end of the range suggested here.
Related material

Another petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/139/6950

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/C9295961/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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