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John de Sescars, son and heir of Barrau de Sescars, knight. de Sescars John King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/193/9614

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Reference
SC 8/193/9614
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
John de Sescars, son and heir of Barrau de Sescars, knight.
Name(s)
de Sescars, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
John de Sescars states that he is heir to the franchise of being a burgess of Bordeaux, and asks the King to grant this to him, for the sake of the great service his father did the King's father.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Barrau de Sescars, knight
[Edward I], King of England.
Note
Formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.431, which is dated 23 October 1315.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.431 (order to do on this matter what can well be done without prejudice to others)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295499/

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