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William Amaneu (Guilhem Amaneu) de Pomiers (Pommiers), brother of the lord of Pommiers....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/281/14035

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Reference
SC 8/281/14035
Date
[1333]
Description
Petitioners
William Amaneu (Guilhem Amaneu) de Pomiers (Pommiers), brother of the lord of Pommiers.
Name(s)
de Pomiers (Pommiers), William Amaneu (Guilhem Amaneu)
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
William Amaneu de Pomiers, brother of the lord of Pommiers, states that he has long served the king and his father at great cost, and that because of his service his has lost his father's house and does not dare to live in his country, unless he has some office from the king there, and that he and his companions are very poor. He asks that in consideration of his service he might have the keeping of the castle of St Macaire for term of life, with the appropriate wages; or, if that does not please the king, that he might have the bailiwick of Blaye for a certain term, as the holder's term is up at the feast of St John, and he paid a farm of £600 annually. And Oliver [de Ingham] will attest to the truth of what he says.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have £60 tournois of the king's gift: and the king is to be informed of his losses.
Places mentioned
Pommiers (Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers), [Guyenne, France]
St Macaire, [Guyenne, France]
Blaye, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Lord of Pommiers
[Edward II], King of England
Oliver [de Ingham].
Note
Datable to 1333 with reference to m.3 of C 61/45, dated 3 August 7 Edward III (1333).
Related material

For instructions to the seneschal and constable to make the relevant inquiries and advise the king on whether he should grant the castle of St Macaire to the petitioner for term of life, see m.3 of C 61/45

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/282/14059

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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/C9682146/

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