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Hugh de Fering'. de Fering' Hugh King. Fering' requests that he can have Bretton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/328/E870

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This record is about the Hugh de Fering'. de Fering' Hugh King. Fering' requests that he can have Bretton... dating from [c. 1285-c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/328/E870
Date
[c. 1285-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Hugh de Fering'.
Name(s)
de Fering', Hugh
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Fering' requests that he can have Bretton in place of Spigurnel to take his assize of novel disseisin as Spigurnel is overseas and his assize often delayed.
Nature of endorsement
He should await the coming of the justices assigned if he wishes.
People mentioned
John le Breton (Bretton), justice
Henry Spigurnel, justice.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1285-c. 1307 as the hand and scrappy appearance of the petition would suggest an early petition.
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/C9682865/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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