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Lord John de Camoys: son of Ralph, Lord de Cammoyst: Baron by tenure of Bekerton Manor, Norfolk, held in chief "per baroniam", to which together with the Manor of Stowe (Stowe bedon), Norfolk, he succeeded upon his father's death in 1336. His father also portioned him by purchasing in 1326 for him from the King for £200 the wardship and marriage of Margaret daughter of Sir Richard Foliot and co-heiress with her sister Margery - for whose marriage to her son Sir Hugh the Lady Isabella de Hastings gave the King a similar sum - of their father's estates, their brother Richard Foliot having died under age in the same year. In 1329 Margaret was the wife of John de Camoys and was then 14 years of age, the King in consequence of her minority presenting that year to Smetheton Church on her behalf. Her mother Lady Margery de Foliot died before 13th June 1330 in which year she was found by inquisition post mortem to have been seised of Grimeston Manor as of the Manor of Thornhawe, and Wilhawe "de Stallag' fori et mundidionz terr, " Notts, Norton Manor held by Knight service from Queen Philippa as the Honor of Pontefract, Fenewk, Moseleye, Shafton redd', 35s.5. yearly rent in Brantingham held by Knight service of Thomas de Wake of Lidell, Yorks, Elsinge Manor as of the Honor of Clare, Lexham Manor as a member of Gressinghale Manor, Norfolk. These lands would appear to have formed a part only of the Foliot estates. On 8th. November 1330 an agreement dated Sunday the Feast of St. Martin between Hugh de Hastynges and Margery his wife and John de Cammoys and his wife Margaret by the assent of Lady Isabella de Hastynges the mother of Hugh and of Sir Ralph de Cammoys father of John was enrolled in Chancery, by which purparty of part of the inheritance of Richard Foliot was made leaving the fees of the said inheritance not therein comprised to be held in common until they could conveniently be made purperty of. The division thus made was - to Hugh and Margery Hastings, Elsing Manor and advowson and the town of Wesenham, Norfolk, Norton Manor and advowson of its chapel and Fenewyk, Yorks, Grymston, Notts, also the advowsons of the churches of Smytheton and Brusellee. - To John and Margaret Cammoys, Gressenhale Manor and advowson, and Lexham Manor, Norfolk, Cousley and Moselee with their appurtenances, Yorks, 60s yearly rent out of Brantingham and 40s yearly rent in Wesenham Manor, also the advowsons of Stanfeld Church, of Roughholm chapel in Gressenhale and of Wentlynge Abbey. In 1347 John de Camoys and his parcenors held one and a half Knight's fees in Linford, Norfolk (42), which they let to John le Spicer and Stephen Baldwyn. In 1331 he and his wife released to Sir Hugh and Lady Hastings the lordships of Gressenhale and Lexham with all their rights therein, together with the advowsons of Roughholm chapel and Wentlynge Abbey, Norfolk, but this was probably a mortgage only as in 1348 John de Camoys presented to Gressinghale. In 1345 "John de Camoys, Chivaler" and Margaret his wife sold Cowesly and Mosely Manors, Brantingham and Riplingham and the advowson of Stanfeld, Yorks. In 1338 he was called upon to raise 20 foot soldiers in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 1345 letters of protection until Christmas day were granted to "John de Camoys, Chivaler" on setting out with Thomas de Bello Campo, Earl of Warwick, into foreign parts. In 1359 the King being on his way to the war in France gave authority in his absence to John de Camoys and others for an array of men in Norfolk and made one of the Council for the government of the Kingdom in the King's absence, and in this year also was directed to raise 150 archers in Norfolk for the passage of the King into France and subsequently 50 armed horse in addition. Died in his elder brother's lifetime, i.e. before 1372. In a Roll of Arms of Edward III reign dated between 1337 and 1350 is given "Le Sire de Camoys port d'or, and cheif de gules, a trois pellets en le cheif d'argent." Issue: 1. Thomas. 2. John, succeeded on his father's death to Linford, Norfolk, wherein in 1402 Richard Gegghe and his parcenors were holding from him a quarter of a Knight's fee, formerly held by William Baldwin; he also inherited on the death of his uncle Sir Ralph Camoys, by entail as previously mentioned, the Manor of Cokeham in Sumpting, Sussex. A pardon dated 18th June 1386 to "John Kamoyse" for the death of Richard Fisshere "ferrier" and for any consequent outlawry probably refers to him. He also is probably the "Sir John Kemeys" who with Lady Matilda his consort was a benefactor to a church of the Friars Preachers in Guildford. It is not improbable that this branch of the family bore "or, a fret gules, on a chief of the second 3 bezants, " and crest, a lion's head erased azure, in the mouth a trefoil slipped vert. There armorial bearings are referred to in Burke's General Armory as those of a family of Camoys or Camays and it is evident that they were those of a junior branch of the family who reversed the tinctures and added the fret as a difference. Father of: (a) William Cammeys, of Sumpting, Sussex, who in 12th November 1374 was granted a protection whilst abroad with the Earl of Richmond. (b) Jane, married, first Robert Halsam and second Robert Tregoz, who bore "azure, 2 bars gemelles or, in chief a lion passant of the second." (c) Possibly the "Thomas Kemys venerabilem virum et discretum clericum privati sigilli dimini regis": executor to the will of Sir Wm. Heron, Knight, Lord Say, on 30th October 1404 (43). It is not improbable that from him were descended a branch who resided in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, of which but few traces now remain. 3. Margaret, married Sir John Shelvestrode (Shelford). 4. Isabel, Abess of Romesey, Hants, from 1352 to 1396.
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