Examines the importance and connections of the Beaumont and Talbot families in 12c. Normandy, England and Ireland, arguing that the author of the Espurgatoire is identical with the author of the Lais and Fables, and suggesting that the dedicatee of the Fables could be William Marshal, and the dedicatee of the Lais may be Henry the Young King, rather than his father Henry IIDans IMB 30/1, janvier-juin 1996, n° 3156// Cité dans Klapp 33, 1995, n°2546 Mots-clés : Marie de france//