Petition by Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny

Description

Title: Petition by Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny
Published / Created: [ca. 1500]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript document, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the petition of Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny for the restoration of her rights in land held of Robert Lindsey, in Kent, from which she has been disseized by Edward Lindsey and Rose, his wife and the daughter of William Rykyll
Description: In Middle English.
Docketed in a contemporary hand.
Layout: single column of 14 lines.
Script: Anglicana.
Provenance: Phillipps MS 29242. Formerly owned by Alan G. Thomas. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Extent: 1 leaf : 160 mm x 412 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English, Middle (1100-1500)

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval England 16th century
Petitions England 15th century
Petitions England 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
England.
England
Great Britain.
Subject (Name): Bergavenny, George Neville, Baron.
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Medieval
Feudal law
Land tenure
Women
Subjects: Bergavenny, George Neville, Baron
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Feudal law > England
Land tenure > England > 15th century
Land tenure > England > 16th century
Women > Great Britain
England > 15th century
England > 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 > Ownership
Takamiya, Toshiyuki > Ownership
Thomas, Alan G. > Ownership

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Citation: Petition by Joan, Widow of William Rykyll (Takamiya MS 75). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.