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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Peter (Peir) Desaumhac, esquire, of Gascony. Desaumhac Peter (Peir) King. Gascony,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/281/14041
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This record is about the Peter (Peir) Desaumhac, esquire, of Gascony. Desaumhac Peter (Peir) King. Gascony,... 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 8/281/14041
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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
- Peter (Peir) Desaumhac, esquire, of Gascony.
- Name(s)
- Desaumhac, Peter (Peir)
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Torno (Tournon d'Agenais), [Guyenne, France].
- Nature of request
- Peter Desaumhac states that he has lost everything he had in the war in Gascony, and has nothing on which to live. He requests the castellany of Tournon and £20 sterling of rent from the bailiwick of the same place for term of life, in compensation for his service.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King does not know how he who holds the castle has come there or how he holds it or for what cause: for which reason he does not wish to remove him without cause.With regard to the damages and 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.
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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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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/C9682152/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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