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Henry de Leghe (Leigh). de Leghe (Leigh) Henry King and council. Henry de Leghe states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/202/10079
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This record is about the Henry de Leghe (Leigh). de Leghe (Leigh) Henry King and council. Henry de Leghe states... dating from [? c. 1272-? c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/202/10079
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1272-? c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Leghe (Leigh).
- Name(s)
- de Leghe (Leigh), Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Henry de Leghe states that he leased his land in Angersleigh, held of the bishopric of Winchester, of the franchise of Taunton, at farm to John de Pagraie, parson of the church of Northlegh, but that when John intended to sell that land, Henry reoccupied it. John expelled him by force and imprisoned him, and then sold the land, together with the advowson of the church of Angersleigh of which Henry was patron, to one John Aunger who presented his clerk, Thomas le Mareschal of Taunton, to the church. Henry requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Northlegh [unidentified]
- Knytheslegh (Angersleigh), Somerset
- Taunton, Somerset.
- People mentioned
- John de Pagraie, parson of Northlegh
- John Aunger (Anger)
- Thomas le Mareschal (Marshal) of Taunton, clerk.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to the reign of Edward I by the hand.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333635/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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Henry de Leghe (Leigh). de Leghe (Leigh) Henry King and council. Henry de Leghe states...