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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Bernard (Bernat) Masoun, burgess and moneyer of Bordeaux. Masoun Bernard (Bernat)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/283/14121
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This record is about the Bernard (Bernat) Masoun, burgess and moneyer of Bordeaux. Masoun Bernard (Bernat)... dating from [? c. 1327] 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 8/283/14121
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bernard (Bernat) Masoun, burgess and moneyer of Bordeaux.
- Name(s)
- Masoun, Bernard (Bernat)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- moneyer of Bordeaux
- Nature of request
- Bernard Masoun states that he is a moneyer in Bordeaux, but that the Seneschal of Gascony and the Mayor of Bordeaux refuse to uphold him in the franchise which moneyers should have there. He asks that the Seneschal and Mayor, and the Constable of Bordeaux, might be ordered to uphold him in the franchise, as he has been in the king's service throughout the war, and will be for as long as he lives.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king is to be informed about the things contained in the bill; and he will further command his will on this.
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand, the language, and the mention of the late war, this petition probably dates from the early years of the reign of Edward III, although it may possibly be from the end of the reign of Edward II.
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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/C9682232/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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