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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Beek. de Beek John King and council. Beek requests that he be released from...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/172/8561
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/172/8561
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Beek.
- Name(s)
- de Beek, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Beek requests that he be released from the fine that he was forced to make following his attachment for trespass against Wellington by great distress of imprisonment and by the commandment of Despenser because he was with the earl of Lancaster during his life, or that it be reduced, and payment made in instalments as his lands are deficient otherwise to make payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that having regard for the reason for the fine that he ought to have pardon of part or all the sum, but now he should have postponement of the 5 marks per annum by the king's grace.
- Places mentioned
- Derbyshire.
- People mentioned
- Hervey de Estaunton (Staunton), justice
- Hugh le Despenser, the father
- Nicholas de Welyngton (Wellington)
- [Thomas de Lancaster], earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1327 as the petitioner was granted attermination of his payment in installments of the fine on 11 March 1327 (Cal. Mem. Rolls 1326-7, p.76 (no.553)).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Calendar of Memoranda Rolls (Exchequer), Michaelmas 1326-Michaelmas 1327, (Public Record Office, 1968), p.76 (no.553) (attermination of the payment of the instalments of the fine)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294426/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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