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William Amaneu of Castillon. Amaneu William King. Amaneu makes a request that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/242/12072

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Reference
SC 8/242/12072
Date
[1329]
Description
Petitioners
William Amaneu of Castillon.
Name(s)
Amaneu, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Amaneu makes a request that the promised grant of the office of provost of Blaye in liege homage in return for his release to the king of the £20 that the king's father had granted him from the office and all the damages that he had received in the war be put into effect.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Castillon, [Guyenne, France]
Blaviades (Blaye), [Guyenne, France]
Norwich, [Norfolk]
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
[William Ayermine], Bishop of Norwich
Oliver de Ingham.
Note
The petition dates to 1329 as the privy seal warrant in response to the petition dates to 18 June 1329 [3 Edw. III] (C 81/162/2697).
Related material

For the Chancery Warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 2697 in C 81/162

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.548 (release by the petitioner of all action and demand for any damage sustained in the king's service)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439675/

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