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John Kayle, son of John Kayle. Kayle John King. Kayle, who was leased land in Culmstock...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15893

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This record is about the John Kayle, son of John Kayle. Kayle John King. Kayle, who was leased land in Culmstock... dating from [c. 1475-c. 1525] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/336/15893
Date
[c. 1475-c. 1525]
Description
Petitioners
John Kayle, son of John Kayle.
Name(s)
Kayle, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Kayle, who was leased land in Culmstock for life by Edward Sydenham, requests that writs be directed to Cornish and his sons, who ousted him from this land with force and arms, ordering them to come before the King and council to answer for their actions.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Culmstock, Devon
Camscott, [Devon].
People mentioned
John Kayle, father of the petitioner
Edward Sidenham (Sydenham) of Culmstock, son and heir of John Sydenham
John Sidenham (Sydenham) of Culmstock
John Cornysshe (Cornish) of Camscott
John Cornysshe (Cornish), son of John Cornish of Camscott
Walter Cornysshe (Cornish), son of John Cornish of Camscott.
Note
Dated impressionistically, on the basis of the hand, to the last quarter of the fifteenth or first quarter of the sixteenth centuries.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736281/

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