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Pons de Morteinge (Mortagne), vicomte of Aulnay; Foulques de Mastace (Matha), knight;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/274/13661
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/274/13661
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1312-1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Pons de Morteinge (Mortagne), vicomte of Aulnay; Foulques de Mastace (Matha), knight; Arnold de Cernola; Bertram de Cernola; Guillaume Pintella; Foulques ...; Bertram de Lane; Bernard Trencaleon, lord of the fee of Marsan; Guillaume Arnaldi; Benoyt de Chazac (Chassac).
- Name(s)
- de Morteinge (Mortagne), vicomte of Aulnay; de Mastace (Matha); de Cernola; de Cernola; Pintella; de Lane; Trencaleon; Arnaldi; de Chazac (Chassac), Pons; Foulques; Arnold; Bertram; Guillaume; Foulques; Bertram; Bernard; Guillaume; Benoyt
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [4 petitions by Mortenige:]1) Mortenige requests that the seneschal of the Saintonge be commanded to deliver the high justice that his ancestors held in Rioux of which his father was disseised.2) He requests that the seneschal of the Saintonge be commanded to deliver the 'basse vegerie' and high justice that his ancestors held in Sorluc of which his father was disseised.3) He requests that the seneschal of the Saintonge be commanded to deliver the 'basse vegerie' and high justice that his ancestors held in La Tonnelle of which his father was disseised.4) He requests that the seneschal of the Saintonge be commanded to deliver the 'basse vegerie' and high justice that his ancestors held in Saujon and Cognac of which his father was disseised.[6 petitions by different petitioners:]1) Mastace requests that all the possessions lost in the war be restored in accordance with what was ordained in the peace of the king.2) [Badly damaged] Request of . . . Arnold and Bertram Cernola, Pintella and Foulques . . . concerning a duel fought by Hugh . . .. They ask that the Seneschal of Perigord might be ordered to keep Hugh's pledges unharmed with his goods which have been taken into the King's hand.3) Lane requests a bailiwick . . . Oleron in restitution of the damages and losses caused by the vicomte de Orthe to his people and land while he was in the King's service.[Continued on dorse:]4) Lane requests restitution of his damages caused by the vicomte de Orthe to his men, lands and possessions, the lands and possessions of the vicomte being seized into the king's hand by the seneschal of Gascony, but having been subsequently restored.5) [Badly damaged] request by Trencaleon concerning his land in Marsan.6) [Badly damaged] request by Arnaldi apparently complaining that he is being prevented from carrying out building works on his property, and asking that this should be stopped.7) [Final request by Chazat, struck-through].
- Nature of endorsement
- [Responses follow each entry on face and dorse except those of Mortenige, the single response to his four requests following after the last request:][Response to 1)- 4):]Let this petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony, and let him be ordered to go to those parts and call the king's advocate and those who are to be called and to inform himself on the contents of these petitions and certify the king; and the king will do justice on this.[Response to the petition of Mastace:]Let the petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony and let him be ordered to inspect the petition and act according to the peace between the King of France . . .[Response to the petition of Cernola and others:]Let the petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony, and let him be ordered to inspect the petition and do full justice.[Response to Lane's first request:]Let the petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony, and let him be ordered to inquire diligently on the contents in the petition and certify the king.[On dorse, response to Lane's second request:]Let this petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony and let him be ordered to inquire diligently on the contents of the petition and certify the king.[Response to Trencaleon's petition:]Let this petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony . . . customs of those parts . . ..[Response to Arnaldi's petition:]Let this petition be sent to the seneschal of Gascony and let him be commanded to view the petition and call the parties before him and hear their arguments, and do full justice on the contents of the petition according to the customs of those parts.Roll of certain Gascon Petitions.
- Places mentioned
- Rioux, [Saintonge, Guyenne, France]
- Saujon, [Saintonge, Guyenne, France]
- Sorluc, [Saintonge, Guyenne, France]
- La Tonnelle, [Saintonge, Guyenne, France]
- Cognac, [Saintonge, Guyenne, France]
- Perigord, [Guyenne, France]
- Marsan, [Guyenne, France]
- Montsegur, [Guyenne, France]
- Castelnau, [Guyenne, France]
- Dax, [Gascony, France]
- Ile d'Oleron, [Saintonge, France].
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey de Morteinge (Mortagne), vicomte of Aulnay, father of Pons de Morteinge
- Joan de la Lande, wife of Foulques de Mastace
- Vicomte de Orthe
- John de Ferrers, Seneschal of Gascony.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to 1312-1325 based on the hand, and the reference to John de Ferrers who was seneschal of Gascony in 1312.
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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 and Latin
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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/C9517608/
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