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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Guar of Bonnegarde, esquire. de Guar William King and council. Guar requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/172/8565
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This record is about the William de Guar of Bonnegarde, esquire. de Guar William King and council. Guar requests... dating from [1342] 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 8/172/8565
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1342]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Guar of Bonnegarde, esquire.
- Name(s)
- de Guar, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Guar requests payment of his wages for his service in Bonnegarde so that he may maintain his estate and continue to serve the king as he was involved in the Gascon war at Bonnegard at his own expense and lost everything, and has not received his wages. He requests that he be granted the value of 40s on the herbage of Garde and Bonnegarde for him and his heirs.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- It is entered.2) Concerning his wages he should show the king [what he has] and he will make him have some payment in England, and for the remainder it is ordered to the constable that he shall make payment.3) Concerning the 40s it is advised to the council that he has it for his life, if it pleases the king.
- Places mentioned
- Bonnegarde, [Gascony, France]
- Gascony
- Garde [unidentified], [Gascony, France]
- Vivers [unidentified], [Gascony, France].
- People mentioned
- Berenger, Lord of Vivers, captain of Bonnegarde.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1342 as the grant from the issues of the herbage can be found on the Gascon Roll for 16 Edw. III (C 61/54, m.18).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an order to the senescal of Gascony to pay the petitioner 40s annually from the issues of the herbage, see m.18 of C 61/54
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294430/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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