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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Johanot (John, Joan) du Verger, attorney of Fortaner Desgarebake, knight. Verger...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/284/14181
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This record is about the Johanot (John, Joan) du Verger, attorney of Fortaner Desgarebake, knight. Verger... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1337] 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 8/284/14181
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Johanot (John, Joan) du Verger, attorney of Fortaner Desgarebake, knight.
- Name(s)
- Verger, Johanot (John, Joan)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- attorney of Fortaner Desgarebake, knight
- Nature of request
- Johanot du Verger, attorney of Fortaner Desgarebake, knight states that he has come before the King on the business of Fortaner's nephew, who is in the prison of the King of France for his service to the King. Johanot expected to find the King at Amiens, but he has crossed the sea, and so has incurred greater costs than he expected: so that he has pawned his robe, and cannot afford to pursue his business or return home. He requests some payment of the king's grace so that he can redeem his robe and pursue the business of Fortaner's nephew.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king does not know if he is a proctor or not.
- Places mentioned
- Amiens, [Picardy, France]
- [Gascony, France].
- People mentioned
- Fortaner Desgarebake (d'Esgarrebaque), knight
- King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand, language and content, this petition would seem to date from the early years of the reign of Edward III. The reference to Edward III being at Amiens may suggest a reference to the homage given to Philip VI at that city in 1329.
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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/C9682292/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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