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Genoaca (Gensiaca) de Balenx, wife of William de St Germain. de Balenx Genoaca (Gensiaca)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12026

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This record is about the Genoaca (Gensiaca) de Balenx, wife of William de St Germain. de Balenx Genoaca (Gensiaca)... dating from [1315] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/241/12026
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
Genoaca (Gensiaca) de Balenx, wife of William de St Germain.
Name(s)
de Balenx, Genoaca (Gensiaca)
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Lengthy petition which is badly stained and in parts illegible.]Balenx requests remedy concerning the inheritance of her husband as she is left a beggar by lengthy pleadings.
People mentioned
William de St Germain
Raymond [de St Germain]
Bertrand [de St Germain]
Henry [de St Germain]
Guilhemina [de St Germain]
Bertranda [de St Germain]
Regina [de St Germain]
Hugh de St Germain
Helia [de St Germain].
Note
The petition dates to 1315 as the privy seal warrant in response to the petition dates to 11 June 1315 (CCW 1244-1326, p.416).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was enclosed and another document formerly enclosed with them, see nos. 3346 and 3353 in C 81/91

For a related petition see SC 8/286/14295

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.416 (mandate to examine the matter and make ordinance as seems best)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439629/

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