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William (Guilhem) de la Case, heir and executor of the testament of Galhard de la...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/284/14160

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This record is about the William (Guilhem) de la Case, heir and executor of the testament of Galhard de la... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/284/14160
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
William (Guilhem) de la Case, heir and executor of the testament of Galhard de la Case, clerk and councillor of the king's father.
Name(s)
Case, William (Guilhem)
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
William de la Case, heir and executor of the testament of Galhard de la Case, clerk and councillor of the king's father, asks the king to send his letters patent to the present Constable of Bordeaux, or to the person who will be Constable for the time being, to pay William without delay the money owed to Galhard for his fee and wages, from his account made with Adam de Lymberge, formerly Constable of Bordeaux.
Nature of endorsement
The present Constable of Bordeaux, or he who will be Constable for the time being, is to be ordered to account with him for his wages, and to pay him what is due to him.Done.
Places mentioned
[Gascony, France].
People mentioned
Galhard (Gaillard) de la Case, clerk, councillor of the king's father
[Edward II], King of England
Adam de Lymberge (Lymbergh), Constable of Bordeaux.
Note
From the mention of the king's father, and of Adam de Lymbergh, Constable of Bordeaux between April 1322 and October 1324, this petition would seem to date to the early years of the reign of Edward III.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/281/14018

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/C9682271/

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