Sunday, November 26, 2017

Scire Facias action to repeal Letters Patent, in 1383

In 1383, during the reign of King Richard I of England, a scire facias writ issued instituting proceedings to vacate a grant, by letters patent, of a manor by the king to William Wauton, on the grounds that a previous owner had enfeoffed William Chamberlain and William Clopton of that manor. When the case was tried before the King's Council, William Chamberlain and another accomplice confessed to forging the deed allegedly executed by the previous owner of the manor. The case is included in Select Cases before the Kings' Council 1243–1482, on page 71,under the title Confessions of William Chamberlain and John Martin.

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