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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Jurors and good people of the town of St-Macaire. King. [Petition in 5 parts:]1)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/228/11399
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This record is about the Jurors and good people of the town of St-Macaire. King. [Petition in 5 parts:]1)... dating from [1373] 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 8/228/11399
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1373]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Jurors and good people of the town of St-Macaire.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 5 parts:]1) The jurors and good people request the confirmation of their privileges.2) They request that their privileges be upheld and that they be free of the tolls imposed on the river Garonne which are neither owed nor accustomed.3) They request a toll on wine for 30 years to pay for the refortification and repair of the town.4) They request the grant of the petit castellany of the town be granted to Pomers for his life for his losses in the present war.5) They request that Cassiet be granted the office of comptroller of the castle of Bordeaux for his service.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) Let it de done.2) Let it be done.3) The king will be advised by his council.4) The king will ordain on this.5) [None].[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- St-Macaire, [Guyenne, France]
- River Garonne, [France]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- Bertram de Pomers, captain of St-Macaire
- Arnold de Cassiet, clerk of St-Macaire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1373 on the basis of entries in the Gascon Rolls that may relate to parts of this petition (Carte, vol. I, p.160).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Catalogue des rolles Gascons, Normans et Francois, vol. I, ed. T. Carte, (, 1743), p.160 (entries perhaps relating to parts of this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334959/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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