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Robert de Wilergby (Willoughby). de Wilergby (Willoughby) Robert King. The petitioner...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/310/15466

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This record is about the Robert de Wilergby (Willoughby). de Wilergby (Willoughby) Robert King. The petitioner... dating from [c. 1280-1317] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/310/15466
Date
[c. 1280-1317]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Wilergby (Willoughby).
Name(s)
de Wilergby (Willoughby), Robert
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioner requests that the king order the justices to hear his plea against Malemains regarding a tenement in Langton, as Malemains claims to hold it by gift of the king.
Nature of endorsement
[...] in the presence of Nicholas if he wishes to be there on sufficient warning, notwithstanding the charter etc.
Places mentioned
Lincolnshire
Langton, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Nicholas Malemains (Malmaines).
Note
The petition can be dated to the late-thirteenth or early-fourteenth century on the basis of the handwriting, and hence the petitioner is probably Robert, 1st Lord Willoughby, (d.1317). Part of the response is obscured by modern repairs.
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/C9682476/

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