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4 separate petitions:1) Men of . . .;2) John Guitard (Guichard), keeper of . . .;3)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/155/7737

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This record is about the 4 separate petitions:1) Men of . . .;2) John Guitard (Guichard), keeper of . . .;3)... dating from [? c. 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/155/7737
Date
[? c. 1320]
Description
Petitioners
4 separate petitions:1) Men of . . .;2) John Guitard (Guichard), keeper of . . .;3) Pierre Renaud of Saujon;4) Pierre Renaud of Saujon.
Name(s)
Guitard (Guichard); Renaud; Renaud, John; Pierre ; Pierre
Addressees
King.
Occupation
keeper of . . .
Nature of request
[4 separate petitions which have suffered considerable damage from gall, and are badly faded]:1) Petition concerning the provision of a prison to keep prisoners in as the bailiffs keep them in their own houses.2) Guitard requests . . . [The sense of this petition is now lost].3) Renaud requests that right be done concerning an inquisition.4) Renaud further requests . . . as he held several bailiwicks of the treasurer of Saintonge, but because he held a bailiwick of the king of France [he has been ousted].
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
Libourne, [Guyenne, France]
Creon, [Guyenne, France]
Saintonge, [France]
Saujon, [Saintonge, France]
Marepne (Marennes), [Saintonge, France].
People mentioned
Treasurer of Saintonge
Abbess of Saintes.
Related material

For a possibly related writ concerning the exchange of land in the Agenais with the king see m.5d in C 61/33

For a related document see SC 8/272/13576

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/C9209929/

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