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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Isabel Belet, the widow of Michael Belet. Belet Isabel King. Isabel, widow of Michael...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/834
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This record is about the Isabel Belet, the widow of Michael Belet. Belet Isabel King. Isabel, widow of Michael... dating from [c. 1330-c. 1337] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/17/834
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330-c. 1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Isabel Belet, the widow of Michael Belet.
- Name(s)
- Belet, Isabel
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Isabel, widow of Michael Belet, states that her late husband held the manor of Southcote in Berkshire in socage, so that the wardship of Michael, his son and heir, who is under age, belongs to her as his mother, but that he has been snatched from her by Roger Belet, the king's pantler, who is holding him in the pantry. Roger has also put one John Siward into Isabel's lands, who prevents her from working the land or sowing, and is trying to prevent her from receiving her dower by force, and to make her renounce her action and right in the wardship and upbringing of her son. She requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- She is to go to Chancery and there is to have a writ of abduction according to her case.
- Places mentioned
- Southcote, Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- Michael Belet, late husband of the petitioner
- Michael [Belet], son of the petitioner
- Roger Belet, King's pantler
- John Siward.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1330-4 p.33 (dated at Westminster, 20 December 1330) is a grant for life to Roger Belet, pantler in Queen Philippa's household; he is also mentioned in this role in CPR 1334-8 p.410 (Westminster, 2 April 1337) and p.427 (Westminster, 2 May 1337
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1088
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.413b-414a (no.199) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060977/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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