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Florimond, Lord of Lesparre. Lord of Lesparre Florimond King and lords of parliament....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9909

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Reference
SC 8/199/9909
Date
[? 1383]
Description
Petitioners
Florimond, Lord of Lesparre.
Name(s)
Lord of Lesparre, Florimond
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged]Florimond, Lord of Lesparre asks the King and lords of parliament . . . from John Shakel to speed the release of the said Lord of Lesparre: may it please the King and lords of parliament . . . between the King and the said John touching the 20 000 franks granted to the King by John to receive from the count . . . and being in his hand from the payment of/for the Count of Denia, together with . . . contained in the same indenture, of which the true copy is attached to this document, so that it might be determined . . . said words, necessary letters so that the said John, his heirs and executors are not obliged . . . sum if the said John does not receive the aforesaid 20 000 franks from the said count of Foy[rest of name missing] . . . make his profit from the hostage of the Count of Denia, or his deliverance to the profit of the King according . . . indenture is completely fulfilled in all details, for God and as a work of charity, for . . . my lord John Harpedene to return to their prison in Spain.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lesparre, [Guyenne, France]
Spain.
People mentioned
John Shakel
Count of Denia
John Harpedene.
Note
CPR 1381-5 p.339 is dated 3 December 1383. If this is the relevant petition, which seems likely, it was presented to the parliament of October 1383.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.339 (exemplification, at the request of Guy de Bryene and John Shakel, of a petition to the last parliament on behalf of Florimond, Lord of Lesparre and a related indenture)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295798/

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