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? No Petitioner named Copy of a plea held at Westminster before Bereford and his...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/204/10176

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Reference
SC 8/204/10176
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Copy of a plea held at Westminster before Bereford and his associates between Eleanor Mounpizoun and Robert and Margaret Walkefare whereby Mounpizoun claims dower of a third in land and rent at Great Ryburgh, and the Walkefares deny the claim stating that Mounpizoun had quitclaimed the same to them.[Quitclaim recited in full by which Mounpizoun quitclaims her rights in the land, but reserves her dower rights in the rent].Mounpizoun cannot deny this and it is agreed that Mounpizoun has seisin of the third part of the rent and the Walkefares are amerced, and the Walkefares are without a day for the residue, and Mounpizoun is amerced for her false claim.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Westminster
Great Ryburgh, [Norfolk]
Norfolk
Essex
Walsingham, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
W[William] de Bereford, justice of the Bench
Eleanor [Mounpynzoun (Mounpizoun [Burgilon])], widow of William de Mounpizoun
Robert de Walefare, knight
Margaret [de Walkefare], wife of Robert de Walkefare
John de Rysyng (Rising), attorney of Eleanor Mounpizoun
Hamo de Barsham, attorney of Robert and Margaret de Walkefare
Robert Bainard, knight
Robert de Noers, knight
Thomas de Milham (Mileham)
Richard de Reppes (Repps)
John de Berkham
Note
The plea dates to 1322 with the petition to which it was formerly attached. The plea is dated in its dating clause to 25 June 1320 (13 Edw. II).
Related material

For the petition to which this plea was formerly attached, see SC 8/204/10174

For the writ to the sheriff commanding him to hold an inquisition into the matter, see SC 8/204/10177

For the writ commanding the justice to provide this record and process of this plea, see SC 8/204/10175

For the inquisition formerly appended with this plea, see SC 8/204/10178

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333731/

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