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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Devereus (Devereux). Devereus (Devereux) William King. Devereus requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E930
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This record is about the William Devereus (Devereux). Devereus (Devereux) William King. Devereus requests... dating from [? c. 1296] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/329/E930
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1296]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Devereus (Devereux).
- Name(s)
- Devereus (Devereux), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Devereus requests the king's pity of his estate since it came about because of service to the king by the great mischief and default that he suffered in Gascony, he made covenants with Ware by which he enfeoffed him of his manors of Lyonshall, Stoke Lacy and Holme Lacy for life for which Roger granted to render to Devereus £30 per annum at the two terms for his sustenance, but after their common return to England, Devereus kept his side of the covenant, but Ware has not.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should obtain justice for himself by writ of Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Lyonshall, [Herefordshire]
- Stoke Lacy, [Herefordshire]
- Ham (Holme Lacy), [Herefordshire].
- People mentioned
- Roger la Ware.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- If the petition is by the same petitioner as SC 8/329/E929, then it seems likely that it dates to after the time that the petitioner was supposed to depart with the earl of Lancaster presumably to Gascony in 1295-1296, so the petition is dated to? c. 1296.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition probably by the same petitioner, see SC 8/329/E929
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682925/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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