On 10/06/2017 5:10 AM, Jan Wolfe wrote: > One of the sources cited by Mason was B. M. Cotton MS. Vesp. E. ix, fo. 2v. Do we know what this source says? > > While the suit cited by Mason may imply that the widow of William (II) de Beauchamp may have been named Amicia, I didn't see a statement that implied that Amicia was the mother of his sons, as claimed by Mason. I haven't seen this source, the cartulary of Westwood priory in Worcestershire, that as far as I know is unpublished. If Mason was relying on an implication, she thought it a clear one - although she didn't quote the relevant text, she stated (on page xxii): "Her antecedents are unknown, but from the cartulary of Westwood priory it is clear that Amice (or Avice), 'lady of Salwarpe' was the mother of William( II)'s heir and other children." Peter Stewart