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John, minister of the house of St Robert of Knaresborough. John King. minister of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/313/E93

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Reference
SC 8/313/E93
Date
[c. 1301]
Description
Petitioners
John, minister of the house of St Robert of Knaresborough.
Name(s)
John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
minister of the house of St Robert of Knaresborough
Nature of request
The minister requests that the king will warrant to them the tenements granted to them by the late earl of Cornwall as the countess has claimed them from them by writ of dower, and the king is held to warranty as he is the late earl's heir.1)
Nature of endorsement
They should wait until the petition of the countess is answered.2) Let it continue to remain.
Places mentioned
Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Yorkshire.
People mentioned
Edmund [of Almaine], Earl of Cornwall
Margaret, Countess of Cornwall.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1301 as the petition resulted from the death of the earl of Cornwall in September 1300.
Related material

For another petition on the same matter, see SC 8/313/E94

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/C9529144/

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