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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Stephen (Esteve) Seguin. Seguin Stephen (Esteve) King and council. [This petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/262/13084
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/262/13084
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1338]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Stephen (Esteve) Seguin.
- Name(s)
- Seguin, Stephen (Esteve)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged.]Stephen Seguin states that when he was the king's provost of [...] he went with other people to 'Legia' in 'Bugs' to [take reprisals] for goods stolen from a ship wrecked on the coast of Bugs, and that now the canons of St Andrew of Bordeaux, because they claim that the people concerned are their tenants, are impleading Stephen and the others in the court of the King of France. Stephen states that he did what he did at the Seneschal's orders, and requests letters to be issued so that he will not be harmed for his service.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Dean and chapter are to be ordered on behalf of the King not to sue in another jurisdiction, in prejudice to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Legia [unidentified]
- Bugs [unidentified]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- Canons of St Andrew of Bordeaux
- King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- SC 8/172/8594, from the same petitioner, is dated to c. 1338, which gives a rough general date for this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/172/8594
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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/C9517028/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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