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John le Mareschal (Marshal) of Woodborough. Mareschal (Marshal) John King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/324/E637

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This record is about the John le Mareschal (Marshal) of Woodborough. Mareschal (Marshal) John King and council.... 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/E637
Date
[c. 1295-c. 1315]
Description
Petitioners
John le Mareschal (Marshal) of Woodborough.
Name(s)
Mareschal (Marshal), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Mareschal requests remedy and grace for the wrongs and villainy done to him in Somerset after he brought a writ of right against the prior of Worspring and others concerning a messuage and land in Woodborough which they wrongly took against law, and the petitioner could have no right in the prior's court.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue by the common law.
Places mentioned
Somerset
Woodborough, [Somerset]
Worspring (Woodspring), [Somerset].
People mentioned
Prior of Worspring
William [de la Forde], son of Martin de la Forde
Martin de la Forde John Howel
Maud [Howel], wife of John Howel.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1295-c. 1315 on the basis of the hand.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/174/8656

For another petition probably by the same petitioner, see no. 1961 in C 81/77

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/C9682631/

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