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Thomas de Vilour. de Vilour Thomas King and council. Vilour requests that he be granted...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/81/4015

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This record is about the Thomas de Vilour. de Vilour Thomas King and council. Vilour requests that he be granted... dating from [1327-1333] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/81/4015
Date
[1327-1333]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Vilour.
Name(s)
de Vilour, Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Vilour requests that he be granted provision for his sustenance for his long service to the king's father.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.2) Let this petition be delivered to Bury so that he can show it to the king so that he can give his will.
People mentioned
Richard de Bury.
Note
The petition dates to the period 1327-1333 as the petition is clearly in Edward III's reign as it refers back to the king's late father, and the second response refers to Richard de Bury before he was made bishop of Durham in 1333, and in this case the petition may well date to 1330-1333.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8277
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148551/

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