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? No Petitioner named Writ to the abbot of West Dereham, dated 11 May 1336, concerning...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/211/10551

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Reference
SC 8/211/10551
Date
1336
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Writ to the abbot of West Dereham, dated 11 May 1336, concerning the attorneys of the Swaffhams in the case pending in chancery concerning the manor of Middleton.
Nature of endorsement
Return of attorneys.
Places mentioned
Middleton, Norfolk
West Dereham, Norfolk.
People mentioned
Roger de Wellesworth, escheator south of the Trent
John de Swaffham
Christina [de Swaffham], wife of John de Swaffham
Roger Husee
John de Berewyk (Berwick)
William Trussel, escheator south of the Trent
John Husee
Abbot of West Dereham.
Note
The writ is dated 11 May 1336; this document is part of a dossier (SC 8/211/10547-SC 8/211/10552) apparently compiled in 1336 the same year.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/211/10547

For a related document see SC 8/211/10552

For a related writ see SC 8/211/10550

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/C9334108/

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