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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Bishop of Agen; Gerald de Gordon; commonalty of Lanzerte. de Gordon Gerald King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/108/5376
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This record is about the Bishop of Agen; Gerald de Gordon; commonalty of Lanzerte. de Gordon Gerald King and... dating from [c. 1316-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 8/108/5376
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316-c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bishop of Agen; Gerald de Gordon; commonalty of Lanzerte.
- Name(s)
- de Gordon, Gerald
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Agen
- Nature of request
- Three separate petitions on one membrane:1) The Bishop of Agen requests confirmation of his rights in the city of Agen;2) Gerard de Gordon requests confirmation of a sentence whereby he was absolved from a payment;3) The commonalty of Lanzerte request confirmation of their letters patent regarding the shipping of wine.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) Let the seneschal be ordered to view the matter, investigate whether it is to the prejudice of the king's rights, and inform the king in order that he may decide the matter;2) Let the sentence be viewed and, if appropriate, confirmed;3) Let the seneschal of Aquitaine view the letters and inform the king so that it can be done.
- Places mentioned
- Agen, [Agenais, France]
- Moissac, [Agenais, France]
- Lanzerte, [Agenais, France]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Toulouse, [Languedoc, France].
- People mentioned
- Piers de Marmand
- Seneschal of Aquitaine
- Almarik (Amaury) de Circoun (Craon), late seneschal of Aquitaine.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The document refers to Amaury de Craon as late seneschal of Aquitaine; he completed his first term of office in 1316 and his second in 1322. It is assumed that the petition dates from some time before the end of the reign of Edward II.
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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 2903
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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/C9149948/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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