TNA SC 8/147/7347

Author: West, Thomas and Alice

Description: Thomas West and Alice his wife state that on the Sunday after the feast of the Translation of St Thomas last, Nicholas de Clyfton persuaded Alice West, her son and daughter and others of her household to ride out into the New Forest with him, and there he ambushed them with armed men, attacked them, and ravished their daughter Eleanor; because of which attack Alice is ill and likely to die. They request a remedy.

Period covered: [1382]

Format: Photocopied manuscript

Primary Reference: 300003643

Last import: June 1, 2023