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Thomas de Kyghelay (Keighley). de Kyghelay (Keighley) Thomas King and Council. Kyghelay...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/119/5941

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Reference
SC 8/119/5941
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Kyghelay (Keighley).
Name(s)
de Kyghelay (Keighley), Thomas
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
Kyghelay requests the return of his lands, seized by the steward of Leicester. They were taken when he was arrested, but he has since been delivered.
Nature of endorsement
Let him show his deliverance.Coram Rege.
Places mentioned
Pontefract, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Rothwell, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Leicester, [Leicestershire].
People mentioned
Steward of Leicester.
Note
The context is uncertain and the petition is dated impressionistically, on the basis of the hand, to the early fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4669
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150625/

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