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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure. King. The Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/283/14136
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure. King. The Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure... dating from [1320] 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 8/283/14136
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of La Sauve Majeure state that they previously asked the king to confirm their privileges, and they ask that the execesses, damages and acts of violence committed against them contrary to these privileges, concerning both their market and jurisdiction in La Sauve Majeure and other things, by the king's officials, the people of La Sauve Majeure and the prevot and people of Creon, might be returned to their previous state; and that the king ordained the Seneschal of Gascony, the Constable of Bordeaux, William de Casis, doctor of laws and master Austencius Jordani, jurist, as negotiators to deal with this. They request letters patent to the Seneschal and Constable to force the parties to cease from these excesses and grievances during this business, to remove all impediments to the holding of their market in La Sauve Majeure on a Tuesday as they did before, and to move the new market at Creon to some day other than Tuesday.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Seneschal of Gascony is to be ordered to inquire into the contents of the petition, and to defend the aforesaid Abbot and convent from injuries and violence; and if he can establish that any things has been done against them, he is to return them to their due state, when they have received the negotiators under the hope of peace.Expedited.
- Places mentioned
- La Sauve Majeure, [Guyenne, France]
- Bordeaux diocese, [Guyenne, France]
- Creon, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- William (Guilhem) de Casis, doctor of laws
- Austencius Jordani, jurist.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The instructions to the Seneschal on m.8d of C 61/33 are dated 26 July 14 Edward II (1320), and are clearly in accordance with the endorsement.Wrongly dated to 1324 by AHG, vol. III no.54.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For instructions to the Seneschal in the terms expressed in the endorsement, see m.8d of C 61/33
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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)
- Latin
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Archives historiques du Departement de la Gironde, vol. III , (, 1861), no.54 (edition of petition)
- Catalogue des rolles Gascons, Normans et Francois, vol. I, ed. T. Carte, (, 1743), p.58 (calendar of entry on m.8d of C 61/33)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682247/
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