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Alan de Bancomb and Walter de Breiton (Breinton), executors of John Wyger, knight....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/339/15964

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This record is about the Alan de Bancomb and Walter de Breiton (Breinton), executors of John Wyger, knight.... dating from [c. 1278] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/339/15964
Date
[c. 1278]
Description
Petitioners
Alan de Bancomb and Walter de Breiton (Breinton), executors of John Wyger, knight.
Name(s)
de Bancomb; de Breiton (Breinton), Alan; Walter
Addressees
[Missing]
Nature of request
[This petition is fragmentary] A petition from Alan de Bancomb and Walter de Breiton, executors of John Wyg', knight, apparently concerning a wardship, and requesting the Chancellor's mediation.
Nature of endorsement
The petition of Alan de Bancomb and Walter de Breinton addressed to the lord bishop of Bath, Chancellor of the lord king.
Places mentioned
Devon.
People mentioned
John Wyger, knight
Lady . . . Gyffard (Gifford)
Emma de Wydeworth.
Note
The initial writ for CIPM, vol. II no.265 is dated 16 January 6 Edward I (1278), and the petition must date from around this time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. II, 1-19 Edw I, (Public Record Office, 1906), no.265 (inquisition post mortem for John Wyger)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736445/

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