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Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux. Porte Guitard King. Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4780

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This record is about the Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux. Porte Guitard King. Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1305] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/96/4780
Date
[c. 1290-c. 1305]
Description
Petitioners
Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux.
Name(s)
Porte, Guitard
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Guitard de la Porte of Bordeaux requests permission to carry arms, to protect him from the enemies who are seeking to kill him.
Nature of endorsement
The Seneschal is to be ordered by the King's close letter to allow him to do it in all good ways he can to protect his body.
Places mentioned
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
Note
Dated to '? c. 1292' on the guard, but note that the date of the related petition SC 8/96/4785) is revised on the guard to 1305. A date range of c. 1290-c. 1305 is therefore suggested.
Related material

For transcript, see p.87 of PRO 31/7/119

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1024
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149346/

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