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Joan de Bristmereston (Brigmerston), widow of Steven de Brigmerston de Bristmereston...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1776

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Reference
SC 8/36/1776
Date
[c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
Joan de Bristmereston (Brigmerston), widow of Steven de Brigmerston
Name(s)
de Bristmereston (Brigmerston), Joan
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Bristmereston states that her husband was lately seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Haxton, which manor came into the seisin of Beche by the feoffment of George Brigmerston. The manor is now in the king's hand by Beche's forfeiture, and she requests that she be able to have her dower in the manor as she has not trespassed against the king.
Nature of endorsement
It should be inquired.It is assigned to faithful men in Chancery to enquire if Steven de Brigmerston was seised of the manor of Haxton as Bristmereston alleges, and also if she afterwards has done anything by which ought not to have dower. The inquisition is to be returned into Chancery, and let justice to her be done.
Places mentioned
Hakeneston (Haxton), Wiltshire
People mentioned
Steven de Bristmereston (Brigmerston), late husband of the petitioner
Philip de la Beche (Beech)
George [de Bristmereston (Brigmerston)], son and heir of Steven de Brigmerston
Note
The petition is likely to date to c.1324 for references in the patent rolls show that Beche had forfeited by this time, and had presumably done so in Thomas of Lancaster's failed rebellion (CPR 1321-4, pp.358-9).
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/91/4524

For a petition by the same petitioner on a related matter, see SC 8/82/4064

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1263
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.358-9 (two references to Beche's forfeiture)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061976/

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