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Simon le Bec (Bek) and Richard le Bek Bec (Bek); Bek Simon; Richard King Simon le...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/32/1594

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This record is about the Simon le Bec (Bek) and Richard le Bek Bec (Bek); Bek Simon; Richard King Simon le... dating from [? 1272-? 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/32/1594
Date
[? 1272-? 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Simon le Bec (Bek) and Richard le Bek
Name(s)
Bec (Bek); Bek, Simon; Richard
Addressees
King
Nature of request
Simon le Bec and Richard le Bek, who have served the king in all the wars in Scotland, request the king's peace with regard to an indictment for homicide, robbery and arson.
Nature of endorsement
They are to have a charter in Ireland.
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland]
Ireland
Scotland
Note
Dated very tentatively to the reigns of Edward I or Edward II on the basis of the hand.
Related material

For a related petition from David le Bek is SC 8/32/1593

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1078
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061791/

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