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James de Tracy, son and heir of Thomas de Tracy. de Tracy James King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/260/12963

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SC 8/260/12963
Date
[? c. 1336]
Description
Petitioners
James de Tracy, son and heir of Thomas de Tracy.
Name(s)
de Tracy, James
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly faded.]James, son and heir of Thomas de Tracy, states that his father died in the King's ninth year seised in his demesne as in fee of half the manor of Newington in Kent, and that the inquisition taken by the escheator found that Thomas held the half manor in chief of the King from the manor of Middleton by gavelkind; and on this inquisition he had a writ to the escheator to remove his hand. Then, because Middleton was in the hand of the Queen, her bailiffs expelled James from half the manor of Newington, and on this wrongful entry they acquired a writ to inquire again into the tenure, and procured an inquisition which found that Newington was held of Middleton by grand sergeanty, whereas it is held as he has said above, so that he has been kept out of his lands ever since. He requests a remedy, as he is of age to hold the land in gavelkind.
Nature of endorsement
Because the two offices taken after Thomas's death are contrary, the inquisitions are to be sent before the King, and, when they have been examined there, and the Queen's ministers and others who should be called have been called, they are further to do justice.
Places mentioned
Newington, Kent
Middleton (Milton Regis), Kent.
People mentioned
Thomas de Tracy
[Philippa of Hainault], Queen of England.
Note
Roughly datable by the death of the petitioner's father in 9 Edward III (25 January 1335-24 January 1336), although the petition would seem most likely to date from a few years later. The inquisition held on Geoffrey de Lucy, who died on 18 May, 20 Edward III (1346), states that he held half the manor of Newington, and that James son of Thomas Tracy holds the other half (CIPM vol. VIII no.649).
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/C9516907/

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