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Thomas de Bekering (Beckering). de Bekering (Beckering) Thomas King. Thomas de Bekering...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/97/4802B

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This record is about the Thomas de Bekering (Beckering). de Bekering (Beckering) Thomas King. Thomas de Bekering... dating from [c. 1323] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/97/4802B
Date
[c. 1323]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Bekering (Beckering).
Name(s)
de Bekering (Beckering), Thomas
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Thomas de Bekering requests the forfeiture of Belsay and Thornbrough, which John de Middelton held from him, in compensation for his lands in Northumberland which have been burnt and destroyed, and his people killed and driven out.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Northumberland
Belsay, [Northumberland]
Thornbrough, [Northumberland].
People mentioned
John de Middelton (Middleton).
Note
The commission for CIM 1307-49 no.572 is dated 22 February 16 Edward II (1323). The petition would seem to date from around this time. Bain dates it to 1326.
Related material

For another petition possibly by the same petitioner and others, see SC 8/97/4804

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/97/4802A

For another petition possibly by the same petitioner, see SC 8/13/647A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. III, 1307-1357, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), no.899 (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.572 (extent of the possessions of John de Middelton in Northumberland and County Durham)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149369/

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