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The King's escheator in Staffordshire. Chancellor. escheator in Staffordshire The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15233

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Reference
SC 8/305/15233
Date
[1397-1399]
Description
Petitioners
The King's escheator in Staffordshire.
Name(s)
,
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
escheator in Staffordshire
Nature of request
The King's escheator in Staffordshire requests remedy because Margaret, widow of John de Cobham, recently died seised of the manor of Chartley in fee tail and of the manor of Wrockwardine in chief, both of which are held of the King, after whose death Pole entered the manor of Chartley, claiming that it was held of the Prince of Chester, but the escheator seised the same manor into the King's hand, but then Pole seised it into the Prince's hand telling the escheator that if he seised it again he would be beaten by the people of Cheshire. The manors were in the King's hand in Lutteley's time and he has answered to the King for their issues.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Staffordshire
Chartley, Staffordshire
Wrockwardine, Shropshire
Cheshire.
People mentioned
Margaret [de Cobham], widow of John de Cobham
John de Cobham
John de la Pole, justice of the Prince of Chester
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince of Chester
Philip de Lutteley, late escheator in Staffordshire.
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/C9682445/

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