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/ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtəɹi/ · noun
(England and Wales law, historical and rare) The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property..
Thomas Singleton, bailiff of the escheatery of the town of Lancaster, rendered account in 1441 of £8 4s. 7d. due from ancient rents and various burgages and plats of land which had escheated to the king as duke from various causes.
Most importantly, the administrative “experiments” of the Despensers—the home staple, escheatery restructuring, and the designation of “chamber lands”—were brought to an end or modified.
In view of Clement’s advanced age and busy legal practice, the demands of the escheatery must have been onerous for him.
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Escheatery means (England and Wales law, historical and rare) The medieval English governmental office that recorded escheated property..
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Thomas Singleton, bailiff of the escheatery of the town of Lancaster, rendered account in 1441 of £8 4s. 7d. due from ancient rents and various burgages and plats of land which had escheated to the king as duke from various causes.
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