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Details of SC 8/56/2769
Reference: SC 8/56/2769
Description:
Petitioners: Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster.
Name(s): of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster, Henry
Addressees: King and council.
Nature of request: The petitioner seeks delivery of those knights fees in Devon and Cornwall that were held by Patrick de Chaworth and which were taken into the hands of King Edward I by reason of the nonage of Maud (daughter and heir of the said Patrick), the petitioner's spouse. The relevant inquisition [post mortem] was returned into chancery by the escheator of the said counties and from chancery into the exchequer. And now by order of the king it has been returned from the exchequer into chancery with certification of the evidences under the seal of the exchequer.
Nature of endorsement: William de Ayremyn is to inspect the inquisition and certification concerning this business.
Places mentioned: Devon; Cornwall.
People mentioned: Edward I, King of England; Patrick de Chaworth; Maud [de Chaworth], wife of the petitioner; William de Ayremyn; John de Walweyn.
Note: A note on the guard assigns the date on the basis of Walweyn's term as escheator for Devon and Cornwall.
Date: [1319]
Related material:

For a related petition see SC 8/124/6176

For a related petition see SC 8/123/6149

For a related petition see SC 8/123/6143
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Parliamentary Petition 4895
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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