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Inquisition post mortem, Newport (Essex) : copy, 1664

 Item — Box: L.e.283-L.e.330
Identifier: L.e.285

Scope and Contents

Concerning Margaret de Clare (1293-1342), widow of Piers Gaveston (c. 1284-1312), favorite of Edward II. Copied by William Ryley, keeper of records in the Tower of London, and examined by Silvester Petyt, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. Copy of document dated 1342.

Dates

  • 1664

Language of Materials

In Latin.

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

4 Sheets

Physical Facet

Numbered in a contemporary hand.

Repository Details

Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository

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