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Robert de Bilkemore; Anastasia de Bilkemore, wife of Robert de Bilkemore. de Bilkemore;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7861

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This record is about the Robert de Bilkemore; Anastasia de Bilkemore, wife of Robert de Bilkemore. de Bilkemore;... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/158/7861
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Bilkemore; Anastasia de Bilkemore, wife of Robert de Bilkemore.
Name(s)
de Bilkemore; de Bilkemore, Robert; Anastasia
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Bilkemores request remedy concerning the chief messuage in Wilton which should have come to Anastasia on the death of her first husband but they are taken into the hand of the king by the rebellion by Despenser's order, and she has sued in Chancery and an inquisition has been returned but she has been unable to obtain execution because of Despenser and Baldok.
Nature of endorsement
The inquisition should be brought before the council.
Places mentioned
Wilton, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
Nicholas de Kyngeston (Kingston), late husband of Anastasia de Bilkemore
William de Harden
Ralph de Bereford
Hugh le Despenser
Robert Baldok.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1327 as it is clearly a petition early in the reign of Edward III making complaints against the actions of Edward II henchmen.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioners on a different matter see SC 8/11/542

For another petition by Robert de Bilkemore see SC 8/33/1648

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/37/1826

For a related petition see SC 8/267/13319

For a petition referring to the petitioners, see SC 8/63/3118

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/C9210053/

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