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William . . . William [Lost]. Antwerp, [Belgium] Gascony, [France] Mont-de-Marsan,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/154/7665

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This record is about the William . . . William [Lost]. Antwerp, [Belgium] Gascony, [France] Mont-de-Marsan,... dating from [? c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/154/7665
Date
[? c. 1340]
Description
Petitioners
William . . .
Name(s)
William
Addressees
[Lost].
Places mentioned
Antwerp, [Belgium]
Gascony, [France]
Mont-de-Marsan, [Gascony, France].
Nature of request
He requests a warrant of the privy seal to the treasurer and chamberlain to pay him the arrears of . . . that was granted to him by the king, and the wages that he is due for his service with his men as he is put out of his heritage and was captured by the French at Mont-de-Marsan and put to ransom, and the king said to him when he did homage to him at Antwerp that he would make restitution for his losses incurred because of him.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1340 by reference to the guard notes that date this by the internal details of the petition - the reference to homage done to the king at Antwerp, and capture at Mont de Marsan in the first Gascon campaign of the 100 Years War.
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/C9209854/

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