Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

Proctors of the subjects of your beloved kinsman, the King of England. King [of France]....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/274/13675

What’s it about?

This record is about the Proctors of the subjects of your beloved kinsman, the King of England. King [of France].... dating from [1330-c. 1337] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/274/13675
Date
[1330-c. 1337]
Description
Petitioners
Proctors of the subjects of your beloved kinsman, the King of England.
Addressees
King [of France].
Nature of request
List of eleven articles submitted to the King of France by the proctors of the subjects of the King of England concerning the preservation and fulfilment of peaces and truces between the two realms and the establishment of a lasting peace, asking the King of France to appoint prelates and nobles to oversee the keeping of the peace, as the King of England has, and that a day and place might be appointed to continue the process. It also stresses that wars have come about because of disagreements between the King's subjects, rather than between the Kings, and asks that negotiations might deal with wrongs done to subjects, especially merchants, as well as the rights of kings.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Monstreuil, [Picardy, France]
Perigord, [France]
Holy Land
Picardy, [France]
Dover, [Kent]
Ponthieu, [France]
Calais
Winchelsea, [Sussex]
Poitiers, [Poitou, France]
Saintonge, [France]
Gascony, [France]
Normandy, [France]
Brittany, [France]
Lyons, [Lyonnais, France]
River Rhone
Flanders.
People mentioned
[Edward I], King of England
[Philip IV], King of France
Clement [V}, Pope
Stephen de Borreit, subdean of Poitiers
John de Varres, knight
Philip Martel, clerk
John de Banquelle, knight
Count of Flanders
Countess of Artois
Count of Boulogne
Count of Dien.
Note
Datable to the reign of Edward III before the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War. Mention of treaties between the King of England's grandfather and the King of France's uncle in 1303 dates this petition to the reign of Philip VI of France (1328-1350). The petition is, therefore, likely to date to the period 1330-1337.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517622/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions
View this record page

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

51 records

Within the piece: SC 8/274

13651-13700. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/274/13675

Proctors of the subjects of your beloved kinsman, the King of England. King [of France]....

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.