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William Beatrich, kinsman and heir of Robert de Bicknor. Beatrich William King. Beatrich...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11302

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This record is about the William Beatrich, kinsman and heir of Robert de Bicknor. Beatrich William King. Beatrich... dating from [c. 1365] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/227/11302
Date
[c. 1365]
Description
Petitioners
William Beatrich, kinsman and heir of Robert de Bicknor.
Name(s)
Beatrich, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Beatrich requests that it be ordered in the Bench or elsewhere that his right to the inheritance of land and rent in Dartford by inheritance from his kinsman, Robert Bicknor be tried, and if the truth be found as detailed by Beatrich that he is able to enjoy the inheritance without disturbance. While he was in Ireland in the company of the duke of Clarence Woodrow procured for Veille to claim the inheritance as next heir though he had no claim, and has delayed Beatrich from his inheritance.
Nature of endorsement
Let the petition be sent into Chancery, and there let the parties and others be called, and let there arguments be heard and justice done.
Places mentioned
Dartford, Kent
Ireland.
People mentioned
Robert Bykenore (Bicknor)
John Woderoue (Woodrow)
John de la Veille
[Lionel of Antwerp], duke of Clarence.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1365 as John de Bicknor, known as la 'Veel' granted the inheritance to the king on 22 June 1365, and this is unlikely to very distant in date from the petition. The petition cannot be later than October 1368 when the duke of Clarence died.
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 III, vol. XII, 1364-1368, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.185 (charter of John de Bicknor of Clavering called 'la Veel' granting the inheritance to the king)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.72 (calendar of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334862/

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