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Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 16, Richard II. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1974.
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PREFACE
This volume of the Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem completes the seventh year of the reign of Richard II and continues into the fifteenth. Most of the documents printed here were formerly part of the class known as Escheats, or Inquisitions post mortem, which has been completely redistributed. As in previous volumes a table is included to show the present whereabouts of all the documents of the relevant years which were formerly in that class. The text is based, wherever possible, on the Chancery class of Inquisitions post mortem, Richard II (C 136), gaps and deficiencies in which have been made good from two other classes: Exchequer Inquisitions post mortem, Series I (E 149) and Exchequer Enrolments of Inquisitions (E 152).
The text of this volume was prepared by the late Mr. M. C. B. Dawes. The index was prepared by Mrs. M. R. Devine and revised by Mrs. H. E. Jones and Mrs. M. J. Post. Mrs. Post has seen the whole volume through the press.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
October 1973