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William Bonewe, bachelor of law and judge of Gascony. Bonewe William King of England...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/94/4684

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This record is about the William Bonewe, bachelor of law and judge of Gascony. Bonewe William King of England... dating from [? 1381-? 1382] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/94/4684
Date
[? 1381-? 1382]
Description
Petitioners
William Bonewe, bachelor of law and judge of Gascony.
Name(s)
Bonewe, William
Addressees
King of England and France and council.
Occupation
judge of Gascony
Nature of request
Bonewe requests a confirmation to hold for his life the gift made to him by Neville of all the rights fifths and sixths of wines with the tithes belonging to them from the parishes of Senon and Voliac for his costs so that he can continue to serve in the office of judge, as the wages are insufficient to support the estate.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Senon [unidentified], [Gascony, France]
Port de Montz [unidentified], [Gascony, France]
Voliac [unidentified], [Gascony, France]
Figneyrons [unidentified], [Gascony, France].
People mentioned
John de Neville, late lieutenant in Gascony
John Colum'.
Note
The petition is dated speculatively to? 1381-? 1382 on the basis of the guard note, though no evidence is given to support this dating.
Related material

For a related petition on behalf of Bonewe see SC 8/94/4689

For transcript, see no.97 of PRO 31/7/108

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 823
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149235/

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