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William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut) de Brocas of Sault-de-Navailles. de Brocas William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/166/8292

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This record is about the William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut) de Brocas of Sault-de-Navailles. de Brocas William... dating from [c. 1299] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/166/8292
Date
[c. 1299]
Description
Petitioners
William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut) de Brocas of Sault-de-Navailles.
Name(s)
de Brocas, William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut)
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
1) [In French] Brocas requests that Sandale change the letter under the seal of the Earl of Lincoln, then the King's lieutenant in Gascony, to the petitioner's father of a grant for losses incurred by him and his friends of Sault during the Gascon war when they surrendered the town of Sault to the Earl in the King's name, so that they can be paid in the money of Bordeaux.2) [In Latin] Letter of the Earl of Lincoln dated 20 March 1298 that after Menald, lord of Brocas, and his friends surrendered the town of Sault, he granted them for their losses during the war between England and France 20000 s. of money of Morlaix so that 8000 s. of the said money goes to Menald and his heirs, and the residue to his friends.
Nature of endorsement
A writ should be made to Sandale so that he can change this letter as he has changed others.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Brocas, [ascony, France]
Sault-de-Navailles, [Gascony, France]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
Aquitaine, [France]
Anjou, [France].
People mentioned
John de Sandale
Menald, lord of Brocas, father of the petitioner
Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, King's lieutenant in Aquitaine and Anjou.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1299, since the letter included with the petition is dated 20 March 1298, and the petition must have a later date.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/84/4175

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294137/

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