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Eleanor de Wautham (Waltham). de Wautham (Waltham) Eleanor King. [This petition is...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/341/16097

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This record is about the Eleanor de Wautham (Waltham). de Wautham (Waltham) Eleanor King. [This petition is... dating from [? c. 1280-? c.1310] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/341/16097
Date
[? c. 1280-? c.1310]
Description
Petitioners
Eleanor de Wautham (Waltham).
Name(s)
de Wautham (Waltham), Eleanor
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly faded and largely illegible] Eleanor de Wautham shows our lord the king . . . a carucate of land with appurtenances in Waltham . . . gives 10 marks annually to her and her heirs, and if she should die without an heir of her body . . . Eleanor . . . the good people who there . . . Eleanor . . . the king's court . . . made them retract in the presence of Eleanor . . . they made an agreement . . . in the absence of Eleanor . . . would hold his/her tenements to him/her and his/her heirs . . . rent . . . award to her by justice.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.With regard to the land, nothing can be done according to the law of the realm. And with regard to the 50 marks, the king has ordered that the countess's debts be levied for the use of her executors, and when the executors have them, the king will ask them to give her satisfaction.
Places mentioned
Waltham, [unidentified].
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and style.
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/C9736578/

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