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Peter Darenton (Darrington), esquire. Darenton (Darrington) Peter King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/161/8042

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Reference
SC 8/161/8042
Date
[? 1361-? 1370]
Description
Petitioners
Peter Darenton (Darrington), esquire.
Name(s)
Darenton (Darrington), Peter
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[Petition in 2 parts].1) Darenton requests that the lordship and jurisdiction of the place and bastide of Beauregard, which was granted to William Darenton and his heirs for his service, be granted to him and his heirs, as William Darenton is dead and his goods have passed to the petitioner, William Darenton's nephew.2) Darenton requests a confirmation of the grant made to him for his life by the duke of Lancaster of all the emoluments of the . . . of Clerans and of the castellany of the same place which is in the power of the seigneur de Lynville, a rebel.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Beauegard, [Guyenne, France]
Clarenx (Clerans), [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Henry, duke of Lancaster
William Darenton (Darrington), knight
seigneur de Lynville
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince of Wales.
Note
The petition is dated to? 1361-? 1370 on the basis of references to Henry, late duke of Lancaster, and to the Black Prince.
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/C9293886/

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