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William Bernard (Guilhem Bernat) de Sparre (Lesparre). de Sparre (Lesparre) William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/281/14039
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This record is about the William Bernard (Guilhem Bernat) de Sparre (Lesparre). de Sparre (Lesparre) William... dating from [? 1327-? 1332] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/281/14039
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327-? 1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Bernard (Guilhem Bernat) de Sparre (Lesparre).
- Name(s)
- de Sparre (Lesparre), William Bernard (Guilhem Bernat)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William Bernard de Sparre states that his house, corn and wine to the value of £200 tournois have been destroyed by the French, because of his service to the king and his father in the war in Gascony. He asks that he might have compensation for his losses, and that he might be made a sergeant general in the Duchy.
- Nature of endorsement
- With regard to the losses, the king has understood that some compensation has been made in such a case, and will shortly send a suitable seneschal to those parts, who will inform himself of the losses and damages given and received, and the damages inflicted, and the condition of the people, and will act in such a manner that everyone will reasonably consider himself satisfied.With regard to the sergeanty, the king does not wish to increase the number of sergeants until he is apprised of the state of the Duchy.
- Places mentioned
- Agenais, [Guyenne, France]
- Gascony, [France]
- Duchy [of Aquitaine].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England
- [Charles IV], King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition would seem to date from the beginning of the reign of Edward III, and from the mention of the sending of a new seneschal, to either around February 1327 (before the appointment of John de Haustede) or to around June 1332 (before the appointment of Oliver de Ingham). The dating of SC 8/282/14093, which has an identical endorsement, suggests that the latter date is more likely.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition for this office, with an identical response, see SC 8/281/14006
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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
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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/C9682150/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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