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John Craunfeld (Cranfield), escheator of Buckinghamshire. Craunfeld (Cranfield) John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/302/15073

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Reference
SC 8/302/15073
Date
[1392]
Description
Petitioners
John Craunfeld (Cranfield), escheator of Buckinghamshire.
Name(s)
Craunfeld (Cranfield), John
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
escheator of Buckinghamshire
Nature of request
Craunfeld requests a suitable remedy as his sub-escheator by his command went to seize Gerard, a neif of the manor of Singleborough which is in the king's hand because of the minority of the heir of Lord Despenser, and following the seizure Hastings came and rescued him in contempt of the king.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Singleborough, [Buckinghamshire]
Stony Stratford, [Buckinghamshire].
People mentioned
Richard Gerard, neif of the manor of Singleborough
Lord Despenser
Richard Rome, sub-escheator of Buckinghamshire
Thomas Hastyng (Hastings) of Stony Stratford.
Note
The petition is dated to 1392 based on the petitioner's term as escheator of Buckinghamshire, he serving from January to October 1392 (List of Escheators, p.4)
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/C9518277/

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