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John de Lenham. de Lenham John King and council. Lenham requests that he is able...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/324/E610

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This record is about the John de Lenham. de Lenham John King and council. Lenham requests that he is able... dating from [c. 1295-c. 1315] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/324/E610
Date
[c. 1295-c. 1315]
Description
Petitioners
John de Lenham.
Name(s)
de Lenham, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Lenham requests that he is able to make satisfaction for entry into land and rent in Bearsted and have seisin of the same as they are not of the Crown. He has them by grant from Chastel who had them from Richard de Merlay.
Nature of endorsement
For John de Lenham.
Places mentioned
Bensted (Bearsted), [Kent]
Leeds barony, Kent.
People mentioned
Richard de Merlay
John de Merlay
Walter de Chastel.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1295-c. 1315 based upon the hand.
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/C9682599/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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