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William de Byfeld (Byfield), clerk. de Byfeld (Byfield) William King. clerk Byfeld...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4614

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This record is about the William de Byfeld (Byfield), clerk. de Byfeld (Byfield) William King. clerk Byfeld... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/93/4614
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1375]
Description
Petitioners
William de Byfeld (Byfield), clerk.
Name(s)
de Byfeld (Byfield), William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Byfeld requests that it be ordered that he can be served of the annuity and robe granted to him for life by Byfeld to be taken at the manor of Hatcham, as he has not been served of the same since the manor came into the king's hand, and he has no other recovery except at the suit of the king.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue at the common law by distress . . . that the manor is . . .
Places mentioned
Hatcham, [Surrey].
People mentioned
Roger Bavent.
Note
No definite dating has been established, and the petition is assigned, on the basis of the hand, to the second or third quarters of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 697
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149165/

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