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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Benham; Alice de Benham, wife of John de Benham. de Benham; de Benham John;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/81/4050
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This record is about the John de Benham; Alice de Benham, wife of John de Benham. de Benham; de Benham John;... dating from [1315-1322] 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 8/81/4050
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1315-1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Benham; Alice de Benham, wife of John de Benham.
- Name(s)
- de Benham; de Benham, John; Alice
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Benhams request remedy as they have been delayed for three years or more from the bailiwick that was Alice de Benham's inheritance. She is the daughter and heir of Henry de Edmundsthorpe, and after his death the bailiwick of Wittingley Forest and Freemantle Park were taken into the king's hand because of her age. The bailiwick was granted to Alice de Edmundsthorpe but she was ousted by Despenser and the bailiwick is now in the king's hand.
- Nature of endorsement
- Edmundsthorpe's inquisition post mortem is to be examined, and also the keeper of the Forest should enquire of the truth of the matter and certify the king so that he can do what ought to be done.
- Places mentioned
- Wittingley Forest, [Hampshire]
- Freemantle Park, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry de Edmundestrop (Edmundsthorpe), father of Alice de Benham
- Alice [de Edmundestrop (Edmundsthorpe)], widow of Henry de Edmundsthorpe, and mother of Alice de Benham
- Hugh le Despenser, late Justice of the Forest.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The note on the guard dates this to 1320 on the basis that many of the petitions in this file seem to have been around this date. The petition has to be after 19 February 1315 when Despenser was replaced keeper of the forest, but is likely to be earlier than 1322 as the petition is answered in Latin and not in French (CFR 1307-19, p.230).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on a related matter by the same petitioners see SC 8/218/10897
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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 906
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.422 (partition of the Edmundsthorpe estate)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. V, 1-9 Edw II, (Public Record Office, 1908), nos.32, 468 (inquisitions concerning the Edmundsthorpe inheritance)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148590/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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