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Community of England and of King Edward's other lands. Pope. [This petition is somewhat...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/269/13428

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Reference
SC 8/269/13428
Date
[? c. 1337]
Description
Petitioners
Community of England and of King Edward's other lands.
Addressees
Pope.
Nature of request
[This petition is somewhat faded] Petition in two parts:1) Rehearsing the breakdown of the peace treaty made at Montreuil in 1306, because of impediments and obstructions on the French side, and subsequent injuries inflicted on the English by the French, which seem likely to lead to more serious things if the Pope does not help, and asking for bulls to be issued concerning the keeping of the peace between England and France.2) Asking him to renew the oath to obey the terms of the inquisition into what should become of the lands of Alfonso, Count of Poitou in Cahors, and the commissioners to be nominated by the King of England for this, in the absence of commissioners from the King of France, and to compel obedience to it if necessary.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
France
Holy Land
Montreuil, [Ponthieu, France]
Kingsthorpe, [Northamptonshire]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
Paris, [France]
Cahors, [Quercy, France]
Lyons, [Lyonnais, France].
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England
Philip, King of France
Clement V, Pope
Alfonso, Count of Poitou.
Note
Tentatively dated on the guard to c. 1338 with reference to SC 8/79/3942, however this petition is now dated to c. 1337 and so this petition is now dated to that year.
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/79/3942

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517375/

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