Person
Walter de Lest
In the printed indexes 1
Lest, Walter de merchant of Malines pp. 373, 374
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Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Lest family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- Robert de Lesset · 1293-08-24 – 1315-05-08 · 74 entries
- William of Lesset · 1381-09-26 – 1432-12-01 · 6 entries
- Thomas Leste · 1307-09-06 – 1308-03-10 · 4 entries
- John de Lest · 1331-11-17 – 1332-11-17 · 3 entries
- Oliver de Lest · 1273-05-05 · 3 entries
- Richard de Leiset · 1342-02-03 – 1342-02-08 · 3 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
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Name variants
- “Walter de Lest” ×3
- “Walter de Leyst” ×3
Entries (chronological)
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1331-11-17 date: inferred auto-linked
the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. the king is indebted to the following merchants as under: to Croubbak of Malyns in 20 marks 6s. 2d.; to Walter de Leyst of in 12 marks 9s. 9d. ; to John…
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1331-11-17 date: inferred auto-linked
the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. the king is indebted to the following merchants as under: to Croubbak of Malyns in 20 marks 6s. 2d.; to Walter de Leyst of in 12 marks 9s. 9d. ; to John…
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