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Richard Darcy, esquire. Darcy Richard Council of the prince. Darcy requests right...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1114

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Reference
SC 8/333/E1114
Date
[1401-1402]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Darcy, esquire.
Name(s)
Darcy, Richard
Addressees
Council of the prince.
Nature of request
Darcy requests right be done to him as Bishop, his neif bought land in Hepham in the lordship of Kirton and he seized them by force of purchase by his neif, but they are seized into the hand of the prince until it can be enquired of as to whom the lands pertain.
Nature of endorsement
Let letters be made to the steward of Kirton to enquire of the things surrounding the within comprised.
Places mentioned
Kirton in Lindsey, [Lincolnshire]
Hepham, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
[Henry of Monmouth], Prince of Wales
Richard Bisshop (Bishop), neif of the petitioner John Ladyngton, steward of Kirton.
Note
The petition is dated to 1401-1402 as it comes from an original file of petitions addressed to Henry Monmouth, Prince of Wales and or his council dating to those years.
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/C9683238/

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