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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de la Coussada. Coussada John King. [Petition in 3 parts:]1) Coussada requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/228/11396
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This record is about the John de la Coussada. Coussada John King. [Petition in 3 parts:]1) Coussada requests... dating from [1340-1370] 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 8/228/11396
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1340-1370]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de la Coussada.
- Name(s)
- Coussada, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 3 parts:]1) Coussada requests the king's aid so he can continue to serve as he has been captured by the French in the wars of Guyenne and now his household has been captured and he has nothing to live on or maintain his estate.2) He requests that he can have £50 sterling annually during his life to be taken from the houses that are at the Ombriere of the castle of Bordeaux.3) He requests that he be granted letters patent that he is able to be a burgess of Bordeaux where he will live as a loyal liege.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face, there is a response to the second and third requests, the first perhaps not being a proper request, but an introduction to the actual requests forming parts 2 and 3:]1) The king wishes that he have £100 Bordelais.2) The king will be advised.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Guyenne, [France]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- What is probably a response to the second request, dated 16 March 1373, is enrolled on the Gascon Roll, C 61/86, m. 7.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334956/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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