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William Burdoun (Burdon), clerk. Burdoun (Burdon) William King and council. clerk...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/110/5493

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This record is about the William Burdoun (Burdon), clerk. Burdoun (Burdon) William King and council. clerk... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/110/5493
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
William Burdoun (Burdon), clerk.
Name(s)
Burdoun (Burdon), William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Burdoun requests assistance in the payment of fees and wages due to him.
Nature of endorsement
Let the seneschal and constable be ordered to assist him.
People mentioned
Seneschal of Gascony
Constable of Bordeaux.
Note
The date of the petition is uncertain and it is assigned here to the second quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand and the use of French in the endorsement.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3391
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150158/

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