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Henry of Grosmont, earl of Lancaster. Grosmont, earl of Lancaster Henry King. Grosmont...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11311

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Reference
SC 8/227/11311
Date
[1346]
Description
Petitioners
Henry of Grosmont, earl of Lancaster.
Name(s)
Grosmont, earl of Lancaster, Henry
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Grosmont requests remedy as, following the death of Cusaunce who held the manor of Down Ampney from the petitioner, his bailiff siezed the manor because of the age of the son and heir until he was ousted by the escheator.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Down Ampney, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
William de Cusaunce, knight.
Note
The petition is dated to 1346 as the escheator was ordered to deliver the manor to the petitioner on 15 May 1346 (CCR 1346-9, p.34), and the Chancery Warrant in which the petition was originally enclosed dates to 15 January 1346 (19 Edw. III) (C 81/308/17202).
Related material

For the Chancery warrant in which this petition was apparently originally enclosed, see no.17202 in C 81/308

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 III, vol. VIII, 1346-1349, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.34 (order to the escheator to deliver the manor to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334871/

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