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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Matthew Fitz Herbert. Fitz Herbert Matthew King and council. [This petition is nearly...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/259/12925
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This record is about the Matthew Fitz Herbert. Fitz Herbert Matthew King and council. [This petition is nearly... dating from [? c. 1328] 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 8/259/12925
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Matthew Fitz Herbert.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Herbert, Matthew
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is nearly illegible.]Matthew Fitz Herbert makes two petitions:1) He states that he claims two thirds of the manor of Leckhampstead against Robert de Sapy, but that Robert says that he received them of the gift of Piers de Gavaston, Earl of Cornwall, with reversion to Piers' heirs; so that he cannot proceed without the King. Matthew requests a writ to the justices to proceed.2) He also states that he claims the third part of this manor against Eleanor, widow of Herbert Fitz John. Again it is claimed that this was a gift from Piers de Gavaston, Earl of Cornwall, so again she cannot answer without the King. Again Matthew request a writ to the justices to proceed.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ to the justices to go ahead in the process and to do justice to the parties, provided that they do not proceed to judgment without consulting the King.
- Places mentioned
- Leckhampstead, Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Sapy
- Piers de Gavaston (Gaveston), Earl of Cornwall
- Eleanor [Fitz John], widow of Herbert Fitz John
- Herbert Fitz John.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to c. 1328 with reference to SC 8/54/2680, which is clearly datable to 1328. This petition would seem to be later, as Eleanor Fitz John is now in possession of lands she was claiming in SC 8/54/2680.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/54/2680
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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/C9440538/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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