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John Lovel of Snorscombe. Lovel John King and council. Lovel requests that whereas...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13153

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This record is about the John Lovel of Snorscombe. Lovel John King and council. Lovel requests that whereas... dating from [c. 1297] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/264/13153
Date
[c. 1297]
Description
Petitioners
John Lovel of Snorscombe.
Name(s)
Lovel, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Lovel requests that whereas he owes £20 which the King gave him from the Wardrobe in aid of his clothing and equipment for going to Gascony, for which he was distrained by the vesturer of Northamptonshire, and 11 and a half marks demanded by various summonses of the Exchequer in Warwickshire, that the King make allowance for the same from the £111 6s 6d due to him for arrears for his wages and those of some of the knights in Gascony.
Nature of endorsement
The treasurer and barons should be ordered to examine the matter and what he owes and what is owing to him and to make allowance to him accordingly.
Places mentioned
Snorscombe, [Northamptonshire]
Northamptonshire
Gascony, [France]
Warwickshire.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1297, with reference to Roles Gascons, vol. III, nos. 2289 and 4313.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Roles Gascons, vol. III (1290-1307), ed. C. Bemont, (, 1906), no.2289 & no.4313 (related actions)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517099/

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