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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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John Balloe, the king's sergeant of the Duchy of Guyenne Balloe John King and council...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/31/1533
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This record is about the John Balloe, the king's sergeant of the Duchy of Guyenne Balloe John King and council... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/31/1533
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Balloe, the king's sergeant of the Duchy of Guyenne
- Name(s)
- Balloe, John
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- the king's sergeant of the Duchy of Guyenne
- Nature of request
- John Balloe, who was given the office of king's sergeant of the Duchy of Guyenne by the king's father for his service, and who still holds it, requests that the king grant and confirm it for term of life or at his will.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ to the Seneschal that if it is appropriate, and the sergeanties are not over-burdened, he is to give him a commission.
- Places mentioned
- Guyenne, [France]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the references to the king's father, and the request that his grant be confirmed, this petition seems likely to come from the early years of the reign of Edward III.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1233
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061729/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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