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Richard de Harcurt (Harcourt). de Harcurt (Harcourt) Richard King. [The petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/321/E486

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Reference
SC 8/321/E486
Date
[1290-1307]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Harcurt (Harcourt).
Name(s)
de Harcurt (Harcourt), Richard
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged so that much of the right-hand side of the document is missing or illegible].Harcurt requests that the justices in his assize of novel disseisin against [...] Harcourt and Amice, widow of John le Kou for the manor of Newton Harcourt be commanded to proceed as the late queen only had entry by the disseisin of Kent. Harcurt brought his suit by writ but has been delayed, Amice claiming to hold her free tenement [...] of the late queen
Nature of endorsement
The king wishes to consider the muniments and other things before they proceed further.
Places mentioned
Newton Harcourt, [Leicestershire].
People mentioned
. . . Harcurt (Harcourt)
Amice [le Kou], widow of John le Kou
Nicholas Fermband
Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England
Walter de Kent.
Note
The petition is dated to 1290-1299 based on the reference to the late Queen Eleanor.
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/C9529538/

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