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Peter (Pey) Perge, clerk of the Seneschal of Gascony. Perge Peter (Pey) King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/283/14131

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SC 8/283/14131
Date
[c. 1327-c. 1337]
Description
Petitioners
Peter (Pey) Perge, clerk of the Seneschal of Gascony.
Name(s)
Perge, Peter (Pey)
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
clerk of the Seneschal of Gascony
Nature of request
Peter Perge, clerk of the Seneschal of Gascony, states that he has remained in office throughout the period of the war in Gascony, in the king's father's time and his own, and has lost all his possessions in the town of Agen; and that the king has given him the scrivenerships of the 'assisiages' (a form of jurisdiction) of the Agenais, to hold at pleasure, in compensation. He asks that he might have them for term of life.
Nature of endorsement
The king is not advised to grant any scrivenership for term of life without being advised of the estate of the people who request it.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Geen (Agen), [Guyenne, France]
Agenais, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
[Edward II], King of England.
Note
Datable to the early years of the reign of Edward III, with reference to the war and to the king's father.
Held by
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/C9682242/

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