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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Gerald de la Portz (Laporte), son and heir of Raymond Brun de la Portz (Laporte)....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/163/8134
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This record is about the Gerald de la Portz (Laporte), son and heir of Raymond Brun de la Portz (Laporte).... dating from [? c. 1316] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/163/8134
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gerald de la Portz (Laporte), son and heir of Raymond Brun de la Portz (Laporte).
- Name(s)
- de la Portz (Laporte), Gerald
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Gerald de la Portz requests that the king order the seneschal of Gascony to support him in his right to land in Bordelais. Despaigne sold the land to Raymond Brun de la Portz under condition that Despaigne would occupy the land and receive its profits during his life, then contrary to the term of the sale Despaigne sold part of the said land, and Gerald is afraid he will alienate the land, to the Gerald's disinheritance.
- Nature of endorsement
- Send this petition before the seneschal of Gascony, and call those who should be called, to do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Bordelais, [Guyenne, France]
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- Raymond Brun (Ramon Brun) de la Portz (Laporte), late burgess of Bordeaux
- Arnaud Despaigne
- seneschal of Gascony.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated with reference to SC 8/291/14511, which is from the heirs of a Brun de Laporte, probably the Raymond Brun mentioned here, and which can be dated to 1316.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition apparently from the heirs of Raymond Brun de la Portz see SC 8/291/14511
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293979/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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