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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry of Lancaster, earl of Lancaster. Lancaster, earl of Lancaster Henry King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/342/16127
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This record is about the Henry of Lancaster, earl of Lancaster. Lancaster, earl of Lancaster Henry King and... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1335] 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 8/342/16127
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry of Lancaster, earl of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Lancaster, earl of Lancaster, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Lancaster state that he has sued many times concerning the manor of Chelveston and the matter is delayed because of a difficulty of law, and he requests that this petition together with an inquisition taken concerning the matter be sent before the justices of the pleas, and that they be commanded to do right, reason and final discussion to him. Lancaster shows that Syward held the manor of Chelveston from the Earl Ferrers of his manor of Higham Ferrers, and that the manor of Higham Ferrers came into Henry III's hand by forfeiture. Higham Ferrers was granted to Edmund, the king's son and descended to the petitioner after the death of his brother. Thomas, the petitioner's brother had purchased the manor of Chelveston and gave it to Holand, and after Holand's death the petitioner has sued to many parliaments by petition for the manor of Higham to which the services of Cheveston are awarded, and at another time an inquisition was ordered and returned.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition and all the other petitions that are in Chancery and all the process made upon them be sent before the justices assigned to hear the king's pleas. And let it be commanded to them that they view the petitions and process and hear the complaints of the earl, and call before them the king's sergeants, and hear the reasons on the one part and the other, and do right.
- Places mentioned
- Chelveston, [Northamptonshire]
- Higham Ferrers, [Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- John Syward
- Robert [Ferrers], earl Ferrers
- Henry III, King of England
- Edmund [Crouchback, earl of Lancaster] and son of Henry III
- Thomas [of Lancaster], earl of Lancaster
- Robert de Holand (Holland).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1327-c. 1335 as it is clearly early in the reign of Edward III as the petitioner struggled to reclaim parts of his inheritance that were not given to him after the forfeiture of his brother.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/57/2807B
For a related petition, see SC 8/343/16152
For a related petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/166/8275
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 6/3/24).
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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/C9736608/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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