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Beatrice de Sayton. de Sayton Beatrice King and lords of parliament. Beatrice de...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/141/7043

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This record is about the Beatrice de Sayton. de Sayton Beatrice King and lords of parliament. Beatrice de... dating from [c.1370-c. 1420] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/141/7043
Date
[c.1370-c. 1420]
Description
Petitioners
Beatrice de Sayton.
Name(s)
de Sayton, Beatrice
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
Beatrice de Sayton states that John de Ask deforced her of the manor of Sheraton in the bishopric of Durham, and of other lands and tenements, which were entailed on her, and that she can have no remedy as she is poor and he is rich, and because he has alienated some of the lands, so that she does not know who to take action against. She requests a remedy in the present parliament, so that she can have her inheritance.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Shuruton (Sheraton), County Durham.
People mentioned
John de Ask.
Note
The petition is dated impressionistically to the late fourteenth or early fifteenth centuries.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209180/

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