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Thomas de la Chapele (Chapel), executor of the testament of John de la Chapele Chapele...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/324/E623

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Reference
SC 8/324/E623
Date
[1298-1303]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de la Chapele (Chapel), executor of the testament of John de la Chapele
Name(s)
Chapele (Chapel), Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Chapele requests grace and remedy as he deraigned a debt before Hengham and his companions at York, but the sheriff of Cumberland has refused to make execution of the debt despite the delivery of many writs, and despite having found sufficient goods and chattels upon which to levy this debt.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue before the justices within written.
Places mentioned
York
Cumberland.
People mentioned
John de la Chapele (Chapel)
William de Mulcastre (Muncaster), sheriff of Cumberland
Ralph de Hengham, justice of the Bench.
Note
The petition dates to 1298-1303 because Muncaster's term as sheriff was between these years, and the Bench was transferred to York between 1298 and 1304 (List of Sheriffs, p.26).
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/C9682613/

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