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Rolyn de Desire. de Desire Rolyn King and council Desire requests that he be granted...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/42/2090

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Reference
SC 8/42/2090
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Rolyn de Desire.
Name(s)
de Desire, Rolyn
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Desire requests that he be granted the provostship of Barsac or 10 years, which the French held and the king has conquered, and that it be rendered to him in recompense for his service so that he is able to remain in his service.
Nature of endorsement
He should have a writ to the seneschal and constable that they should deliver it to them if it seems to them that it should be done.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Barshak (Barsac), [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Lord of Landeraunce (Landiras).
Note
No positive context has been established and the petition is dated here notionally to the first half of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 9066
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062296/

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