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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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Consuls and community of Miramont in Agenais. King. The consuls and community of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14215
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/285/14215
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1352]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Consuls and community of Miramont in Agenais.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The consuls and community of Miramont in Agenais state that when they came into the king's obedience, the Earl of Lancaster, then the king's lieutenant in the Duchy of Guyenne, granted them the socage of their town for six years to enclose and fortify it, as it is on the frontier with the land of the king's enemies. This term has expired, and they are greatly harmed by the enemy as they do not have the resources to complete the enclosure. They ask that it might be renewed for ten years, so that they can better harm the king's enemies.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have the socage for another six years beyond the six years beyond the six years that they have, to enclose the town, which is on a frontier with the enemy.
- Places mentioned
- Miramont, [Guyenne, France]
- Agenais, [Guyenne, France]
- Guyenne, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Henry of Grosmont], Earl of Lancaster, King's Lieutenant in the Duchy of Guyenne.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The grant of socage for a further period of six years on m.8 of C 61/64 is dated 12 March 1352. The Earl of Lancaster was lieutenant in the Duchy between 1345 and 1352.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the grant of socage for a further period of six years, see m.8 of C 61/64
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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/C9682327/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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