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Alice Beaumund (Beaumont), widow of William Beaumont of Kingston Bagpuize. Beaumund...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/204/10157

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This record is about the Alice Beaumund (Beaumont), widow of William Beaumont of Kingston Bagpuize. Beaumund... dating from [1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/204/10157
Date
[1324]
Description
Petitioners
Alice Beaumund (Beaumont), widow of William Beaumont of Kingston Bagpuize.
Name(s)
Beaumund (Beaumont), Alice
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Beaumund requests that the king remove his hand from the lands that her late husband granted to Beche for the term of 12 years which have been taken into the king's hand for certain reasons, and remain there still with the other lands of Beche. She has sued to the king and an inquisition was held by Ayliston and Hungerford that confirmed the matter.
Nature of endorsement
Let the inquisition be viewed in Chancery, and if is agrees with the petition let a writ be made to remove the king's hand and restore the issues, and let it be directed to the keeper.
Places mentioned
Kingston Bagpuize, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
William Beaumund (Beaumont), late husband of the petitioner
Robert de la Beche
Robert de Ayliston
Robert de Hungerford.
Note
The petition is dated to 1324 as the following related documents are all dated to the period January-August 1324 (SC 8/204-10158-61), and a close roll entry ordering the keeper of forfeited lands in Berkshire not to intermeddle further was issued on 12 March 1324 (CCR 1323-7, p.190).
Related material

For another writ formerly appended to this petition, see SC 8/204/10160

For the inquisition formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/204/10159

For a related writ, see SC 8/203/10130

For a writ formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/204/10158

For a related petition, see SC 8/32/1583

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.190 (order to the keeper of forfeited lands in Berkshire not to intermeddle further with the lands referred to in the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333712/

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