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John de Warenne, Earl Warenne. de Warenne, Earl Warenne John King. The Earl Warenne...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13971

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This record is about the John de Warenne, Earl Warenne. de Warenne, Earl Warenne John King. The Earl Warenne... dating from [c. 1326] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/280/13971
Date
[c. 1326]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warenne, Earl Warenne.
Name(s)
de Warenne, Earl Warenne, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The Earl Warenne requests that the King and council review the descent of his lands in Surrey, Sussex, Yorkshire and Wales so that his heirs not be disinherited. The petitioner enfeoffed the King in all his castles, manors, lands and tenements in Surrey, Sussex Yorkshire and Wales, and the King then re-enfeoffed Warenne in the same in Surrey, Sussex and Wales for life, descending after his death to John, son of Maud and his male heirs, and in default of a male heir to his brother Thomas and his male heirs, and in default of a male heir to the male heirs of the petitioner, and in default of a male heir to the King and his heirs, and also re-enfeoffed Warenne in the same in Yorkshire for life, descending after his death to Maud, and after her death to her son John and his male heirs, and in default of a male heir to his brother Thomas and his male heirs, and in default of a male heir to the male heirs of the petitioner, and in default of a male heir to the King and his heirs.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Surrey
Sussex
Yorkshire
Wales.
People mentioned
John [de Nerford], son of Maud de Nerford
Maud de [Nerford]
Thomas [de Nerford], brother of John de Nerford.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1326, with reference to SC 8/174/8702B.
Related material

For an order relating to the petitioner see SC 8/177/8831

For a petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/174/8702B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Royal letters 4638.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517919/

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