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Pierre de Martilhac (Marteilak). de Martilhac (Marteilak) Pierre King and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8360
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This record is about the Pierre de Martilhac (Marteilak). de Martilhac (Marteilak) Pierre King and Council.... dating from [1332] 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 8/168/8360
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Pierre de Martilhac (Marteilak).
- Name(s)
- de Martilhac (Marteilak), Pierre
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- Pierre de Martilhac makes two requests.1) He requests confirmation of his tenure of the lands of Gout, a rebel against the king and his father, granted to him by the Earl of Kent for his good service and as compensation for his own lands, lost to the French.2) He requests that the £250 owed to him for his wages by bills sealed by the constable of Bordeaux be allowed to him against the bailiwick of Saint Macaire, which he holds at farm.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- The gift of Edmund, Earl of Kent, lieutenant of the former king in the duchy of Aquitaine, of the lands expressed in the earl's letters, is to be confirmed, to hold during the king's pleasure, and on condition that nothing is done against the agreements between the kings of England and France.2) Order the constable of Bordeaux to pay the sums outstanding to Pierre from the issues of the bailiwick of St Macaire, which Pierre holds.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- La Reule (La Reole), [Guyenne, France]
- Saint Macaire, [Guyenne, France]
- Aquitaine, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England
- [Edmund of Woodstock], Earl of Kent
- King of France
- Raymond Arnaud del Gout
- seneschal of Gascony
- Constable of Bordeaux.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The order for the assignment of the outstanding wages was issued to the constable of Bordeaux on 20 September 1332 (C 61/44, m.4).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from this petitioner see SC 8/60/2991
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294205/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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