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Margery Clervaux, widow of John Clervaux of York. Clervaux Margery Chancellor. Margery,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/298/14854

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This record is about the Margery Clervaux, widow of John Clervaux of York. Clervaux Margery Chancellor. Margery,... dating from [? c. 1360-? c. 1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/298/14854
Date
[? c. 1360-? c. 1380]
Description
Petitioners
Margery Clervaux, widow of John Clervaux of York.
Name(s)
Clervaux, Margery
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
Margery, widow of John Clervaux of York, states that three messuages in York have been wrongly seized into the King's hand by the escheator, on the basis of an inquisition held on the information of her adversaries only, and asks that they might be delivered to her as the law demands.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
York.
People mentioned
John Clervaux of York.
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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/C9518057/

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