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Thomas de Camvyle, king's valet, and heir of Robert de Camvyle. de Camvyle Thomas...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E909

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This record is about the Thomas de Camvyle, king's valet, and heir of Robert de Camvyle. de Camvyle Thomas... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/329/E909
Date
[c. 1290-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Camvyle, king's valet, and heir of Robert de Camvyle.
Name(s)
de Camvyle, Thomas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
king's valet
Nature of request
Camvyle requests that as he is removed from his inheritance that the king have pity on him and have regard for him so that he is not a begger for all days. His father was disinherited by debt of Jewry and the manors of Westerham, Shenfield and Fobbing came into the queen's hand by the machinations of Kent and Hagin.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram ipso rege.2) Nothing.
Places mentioned
Westerham, [Kent]
Shenfield, [Essex]
Fobbing, [Essex].
People mentioned
Robert de Camvyle, father of the petitioner
Walter de Kent
Cok Hagin.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1290-c. 1307 as the petition may stem from the death of Queen Eleanor which gave the petitioner the opportunity to try and recover his manors.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682904/

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