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John de Bekyngham (Beckingham) of Reedness; Joan de Bekyngham, wife of John de Beckingham....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4728

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This record is about the John de Bekyngham (Beckingham) of Reedness; Joan de Bekyngham, wife of John de Beckingham.... dating from [1322-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/95/4728
Date
[1322-1327]
Description
Petitioners
John de Bekyngham (Beckingham) of Reedness; Joan de Bekyngham, wife of John de Beckingham.
Name(s)
de Bekyngham (Beckingham); de Bekyngham, John; Joan
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
John de Bekyngham of Reedness and Joan, his wife, state that John de Berteville, Joan's uncle, held certain tenements in Reedness of William de Redenesse, but that after his death Thomas de Berteville, Joan's father, was expelled from them by Henry de Lascy, formerly Earl of Lincoln. They sued to Thomas, formerly Earl of Lancaster, and he promised to do justice to them, but the lands are now in the King's hand through his forfeiture. They request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Coram domino rege.Faithful people are to be appointed in Chancery to inquire, in the presence etc., into the truth of the contents and other articles etc. And the inquisition is to be returned and the King is further to be informed.
Places mentioned
Reedness, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Enclesmore (Ings Close Moor), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
John de Berteville (Bertville), uncle of Joan de Bekyngham
William de Redenesse [Reedness]
Henry de Lascy (Lacy), Earl of Lincoln
Thomas de Berteville, father of Joan de Bekyngham
Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster.
Note
Dated on the guard to 1322-1327, as this petition must follow the forfeiture of the Earl of Lancaster, and further to '? 1324', with reference to CFR 1319-27 p.174.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioners on the same matter, see SC 8/161/8040

For transcript, see no.18 of PRO 31/7/99

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 898
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149279/

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