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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Labourd. King and council. The people of Labourd state that each house...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/282/14092
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This record is about the People of Labourd. King and council. The people of Labourd state that each house... dating from [? c. 1320-? c. 1340] 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 8/282/14092
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1320-? c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Labourd.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Labourd state that each house in their region, which borders Navarre and Spain, pays the king 3s. of Morlaas annually. They would like to pay 2 coins of Bordeaux for 1 of Morlaas, or to pay in the money which is current in Labourd or Bayonne, but the bailiffs of Labourd force them to pay in coin of greater value. They ask that, as they are poor and keep the march well for the king, they might pay in the coin they prefer.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition is to be sent to the seneschal and constable, for them to advise themselves on the things contained in the petition, and further to do what is just and reasonable, with favour, for the poor people.
- Places mentioned
- Labourd, Gascony, [France]
- Navarre
- Spain
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and the French endorsement. Possibly datable to the beginning of the reign of Edward III.
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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/C9682203/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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