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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Joan de Camville, widow of Robert de Camville. de Camville Joan King. Joan, widow...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15795
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This record is about the Joan de Camville, widow of Robert de Camville. de Camville Joan King. Joan, widow... dating from [1297] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/332/15795
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1297]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan de Camville, widow of Robert de Camville.
- Name(s)
- de Camville, Joan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Joan, widow of Robert de Camvile, requests the King's aid because when he granted her the manor of Laughton in exchange for her manor of Westerham, it was found by inquisition before Waledene that the houses of Laughton were in poor condition. She asks that she may use the wood of the manor to repair the houses.
- Nature of endorsement
- The sheriff of Surrey and Sussex with the advice of the foresters of their woods of Broyle, Hawkhurst and Waldron.
- Places mentioned
- Laughton [Sussex]
- Westerham, [Kent]
- Brull (Broyle) wood, [Sussex]
- Hawkhurst wood, [Sussex]
- Waldron, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Camvile (Camville)
- Humphrey de Waledene.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1297, when the request was granted (CCR 1296-1302, p. 61).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1296-1302, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.61 (order to allow petitioner to take wood in accordance with petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736392/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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