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William Hankeford (Hankford), knight, chief justice. Hankeford (Hankford) William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/308/15357

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SC 8/308/15357
Date
[1418]
Description
Petitioners
William Hankeford (Hankford), knight, chief justice.
Name(s)
Hankeford (Hankford), William
Addressees
[Not specified].
Occupation
chief justice
Nature of request
Hankeford requests remedy because he was granted and paid for the reversion of the manor of Littleham but has not received it. Since St John owed the lady of Sturry a great sum of money for nearly £40 worth of land, on 12 July in the King's 2nd year [1414] at the church of St Andrew Holborn he offered to sell to the petitioner and those named by him the entire reversion of the manor of Littleham, held by Philippa, wife of John Flory for life, worth £20 yearly, for which Hankeford paid St John £200. After St John and Basset granted the same reversion to John and William Andrew and Dankyn who, it was declared to the petitioner's counsel at Plympton, had been instructed to grant the same reversion to Hankeford in fee simple by St John's son Oliver. Hankeford has often asked the feoffees to grant the reversion to him, Fulford, Richard and John Hankford and Daverrew, but they will not do so, claiming that neither St John nor his son ever ordered them to.
Nature of endorsement
On 9 July in the 6th year [1418], the council agreed that a writ be sent to St John to appear, in person or by his proctor, before the council in England on All Souls Day next to answer in this matter.
Places mentioned
Sturry, [Kent]
St Andrew Holborn, [Middlesex]
London
Littleham, Devon
Plympton, [Devon].
People mentioned
John SeyntJohn (St John), knight
lady of Sturry
Philippa [Flory], wife of John Flory
John Flory
Thomas Basset, partner of John St John
John Andrewe (Andrew), servant of John St John
William Andrewe (Andrew), servant of John St John
John Dankyn, clerk, servant of John St John
Oliver [St John], son of John St John
Henry Foleford (Fulford)
Richard Hankeford (Hankford)
John Hankeford (Hankford)
John Daverrew.
Note
The endorsement is dated 9 July in the 6th year (1418).
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/C9528954/

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