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Abbot and convent of Lenegeuestel (Valle Crucis). King. [Petition in 2 parts:]1)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13385

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Reference
SC 8/268/13385
Date
[1284-1300]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Lenegeuestel (Valle Crucis).
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in 2 parts:]1) The abbot and convent request remedy concerning their rights in the weir of Overton which was granted to them by Madoc ap Griffin, but of which they were disseised by Crevecoeur, and which is now in the king's hand.2) They request that Havering be given power to amend, try and terminate all manner of trespasses against them as before now they have been forced to seek out the king for remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bromfield, [Denbighshire, Wales]
Overton, [Denbighshire].
People mentioned
Maddok (Madoc) son of Griffin (ap Griffin), lord of Bromfield
Robert de Crevquer (Crevecoeur).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.455 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517332/

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