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William de Nevile (Neville). de Nevile (Neville) William King and council. Nevile,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15434

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This record is about the William de Nevile (Neville). de Nevile (Neville) William King and council. Nevile,... dating from [c. 1279] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/309/15434
Date
[c. 1279]
Description
Petitioners
William de Nevile (Neville).
Name(s)
de Nevile (Neville), William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Nevile, keeper of the lands of John de Halstead, requests remedy against Ralph and Walter Cheyney, Walter and Ralph Boseull, Richard de Norton, Richard son of Peter de Halstead and unknown others who came with force and arms to Halstead, ejected the people and destroyed their houses, corn and wool.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue a writ of Chancery.
Places mentioned
Essex
Halstead, [Essex].
People mentioned
Ralph le Chaun (Cheyney)
Walter [le Chaun (Cheyney)], son of Ralph le Chaun
Walter de Boseull
Ralph [de Boseull], brother of Walter de Boseull
Richard de Norton
Richard [de Halstead], son of Peter de Halstead
Peter de Haustede (Halstead)
John [de Halstead], son and heir of William de Halstead
William [de Halstead], son of Henry de Halstead
Henry de Haustede (Halstead)
Peter de Marvile.
Note
The petition dates to before 1279, when Ralph de Cheyney acknowledges a debt of 50 marks to the petitioner to be levied of lands and chattels in Norfolk and Essex (CCR 1272-9, p. 549).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1279, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.549 (acknowledgement by Ralph de Cheyney of debt of 50 marks to petitioner to be levied of lands and chattels in Norfolk and Essex)
Record URL
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