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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William (Guilhem), Lord of Caumont. Lord of Caumont William (Guilhem) King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/284/14200
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This record is about the William (Guilhem), Lord of Caumont. Lord of Caumont William (Guilhem) King and council.... 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 8/284/14200
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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
- William (Guilhem), Lord of Caumont.
- Name(s)
- Lord of Caumont, William (Guilhem)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William, Lord of Caumont, states that because of the war, the French have occupied all his lands and rents in Caussens in the Agenais and elsewhere, and asks that he might have compensation at Saint-Macaire or in the surrounding country.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king has ordained that he will swiftly send some great men with full power to do the things that are suitable for him and for his subjects; and the king will order them that, when they have informed themselves on his losses, they are to give him that consideration that is fitting and that can reasonably suffice.
- Places mentioned
- Caumont, [Guyenne, France]
- France
- Causyn (Caussens), [Guyenne, France]
- Agenais, [Guyenne, France]
- Saint-Macaire, [Guyenne, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand and language, and the mention of the recent war, this petition would seem to be datable to the early years of the reign of Edward III.
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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/C9682311/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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