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Record Number: 28349 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Eric James Gallagher, translator Title: Geoffrey de Say and Alina his wife claim against Alexander de Vallibus the advowson of the church of Cringlefor… [Item 153 from Cattishall is the first of several pleas in which Alina tried to recover her dower from a previous marriage to Hubert de Vallibus. See related items 475, 526, 727, and 1038. In these cases Alina did not recover any land, but Eric Gallagher cites evidence from the “Curia Regis” rolls that Alina and Geoffrey did win one plea eventually (p. xliii). Title note supplied by Feminae.] Source: The Civil Pleas of the Suffolk Eyre of 1240.  Edited by Eric James GallagherSuffolk Records Society, 52.  Boydell Press , 2009.  Pages 21 - 21. Description: Article Type: Translation Subject (See Also): Courts of Law Dower Economics Inheritance Rolls, Official Documents- Court Rolls Widows Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2009. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 9781843834335

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