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Adam Walraund (Walerand), sheriff of Wiltshire. Walraund (Walerand) Adam King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7579

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Reference
SC 8/152/7579
Date
[1318-1327]
Description
Petitioners
Adam Walraund (Walerand), sheriff of Wiltshire.
Name(s)
Walraund (Walerand), Adam
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
sheriff of Wiltshire
Nature of request
Walraund requests the king's command to repair the castle of Old Sarum by the survey of certain faithful men.1)
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons that the defaults be surveyed, and let what is for the king's profit be done.2) Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Wiltshire
Old Sarum, [Wiltshire].
Note
The petition dates to 1318 to 1327, Walraund serving as sheriff from May to December 1318, and May 1322 to February 1327, though the petition is endorsed in French which normally suggests a date after 1322.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209766/

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