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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de la Barre, son and heir of Katherine de la Barre of Henley. Barre William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/339/15960
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This record is about the William de la Barre, son and heir of Katherine de la Barre of Henley. Barre William... dating from [? c. 1300-? c. 1315] 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 8/339/15960
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1300-? c. 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de la Barre, son and heir of Katherine de la Barre of Henley.
- Name(s)
- Barre, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William, son and heir of Katherine de la Barre of Henley, states that John de Merworgh has disseised him of a carucate of land in Harpsden, Bolney and Rotherfield, and has held it, wrongly, for three years and more: as he bought this land from a Richard de Walsam, who wrongly disseised Katherine of it. She was never able to recover this land, because of the maintenance and bribery of John de Merworgh, and she and her six children were destitute. She died during her plea, and William has purchased a writ of entry, but can still have no justice. He requests the king's aid, that the matter might be determined by a good jury.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Henley on Thames, [Oxfordshire]
- Harpsden, [Oxfordshire]
- Bolehude (Bolney), [Oxfordshire]
- Rethurfeld de Mordake (Rotherfield Greys), [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Katherine de la Barre of Henley
- John de Merworgh, baker
- Richard de Walsam
- Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated with reference to the hand and language.
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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/C9736441/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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