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Fortaner de Lescun. de Lescun Fortaner King. [Petition in 3 parts:]1) Lescun requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/247/12348

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Reference
SC 8/247/12348
Date
[? c. 1342]
Description
Petitioners
Fortaner de Lescun.
Name(s)
de Lescun, Fortaner
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in 3 parts:]1) Lescun requests that, because of the gift made by Haustede to the lord of Noef Chastel, the king's enemy, a clause might be inserted in the king's grace to Fortaner: 'notwithstanding any grace or gift made or to be made' in safeguard of gifts to the petitioner.2) He requests that the bastide of Cerefrount, which the count of Armagnac holds, be put in the petitioner's grace.3) He requests that he can be paid in England what he is owed so he can continue his service as the treasurer has served him of nothing but £100.1)
Nature of endorsement
It is granted.2) It seems to the council that it cannot be properly done during the war.3) It is answered elsewhere.
Places mentioned
Ermynak (Armagnac), [France]
Cerefrount, [unidentified, France].
People mentioned
John de Haustede, seneschal of Gascony
Lord of Noef Chastel.
Note
The signet warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, no. 58 in C 81/1336, does not contain a year date and cannot be firmly assigned to a particular year. However, a date of 1342 is suggested on the guard, with reference to the close roll entry, which is dated 24 September 1342 and which may be the ultimate response to this petition, and other related petitions.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/288/14360

For a related petition, see SC 8/289/14415

For the signet warrant with which this petition was probably formerly enclosed see no.58 in C 81/1336

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. VI, 1341-1343, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.587 (order concerning the delivery of charters, including that for to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439954/

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