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Bernard (Bernat) de Marsan, valet. de Marsan Bernard (Bernat) King. [Petition in...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/176/8782

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Reference
SC 8/176/8782
Date
[? c. 1300-? c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Bernard (Bernat) de Marsan, valet.
Name(s)
de Marsan, Bernard (Bernat)
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in 2 parts].1) Marsan requests that he can hold the bailiwick of Brassens for the value that Delier held it as the farm pays does not allow him to make a profit.2) Marsan requests that the seneschal of Gascony be commanded to make allowance in wages due to him and his men when they were following the former seneschal of le Landes's commands and in service be allowed in the farm of Brassens.
Nature of endorsement
[On face].1) Let it be ordered to the seneschal and constable that they enquire of how Delier held the bailiwick, and let them certify the king, and in the same manner . . . the same Bernard.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Brasseuxs (Brasssens), [Gascony, France]
Monget, [Gascony, France].
People mentioned
Pierre (Peter, Pey) Delier
Geoffrey (Jaufre) de Front de Boef, formerly seneschal of le Landes.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to? c. 1300-? c. 1325 on the basis of the hand.
Related material

For a related document, see SC 8/176/8778

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/C9294650/

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