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Richard Blam..., tenant of the king in Beesby; William atte Kyrke (Kirk), tenant...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/327/E848

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This record is about the Richard Blam..., tenant of the king in Beesby; William atte Kyrke (Kirk), tenant... dating from [c. 1295-c. 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/327/E848
Date
[c. 1295-c. 1320]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Blam..., tenant of the king in Beesby; William atte Kyrke (Kirk), tenant of the king in Beesby.
Name(s)
Blam...; Kyrke (Kirk), Richard; William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is damaged so that the full sense is not entirely clear].Blam[...] and Kyrk request [...] as Bretton holds [? the fee] at farm and his bailiff and others came and took their goods and horses [...] so that they do not dare to take their sustenance from their goods [...] and Bretton by colour of his farm [...].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Beesby, Lincolnshire
Brigsley, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Robert Breton (Bretton)
Robert North of Brigsley, bailiff of Robert Bretton.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1295-c. 1300 on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682843/

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