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William (Guilhem) de Mountandre (Montandre, Montendre), knight. de Mountandre (Montandre,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14224

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This record is about the William (Guilhem) de Mountandre (Montandre, Montendre), knight. de Mountandre (Montandre,... dating from [? c. 1374-c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/285/14224
Date
[? c. 1374-c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
William (Guilhem) de Mountandre (Montandre, Montendre), knight.
Name(s)
de Mountandre (Montandre, Montendre), William (Guilhem)
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Bourg, [Guyenne, France].
Nature of request
William de Mountandre states that he has served the king all his life, and has been given £40 sterling of rent annually by the king; but he has not received any of this. And in the present war he has lost all his lands, worth 200 marks and more, and as fine a fortress as any knight in the king's realm has; and he has nothing on which to live or to maintain his estate. He requests the castellany of Bourg for term of life, in compensation for the £40 of rent; and that he might be paid the arrears of the £40 for the last five years..
Nature of endorsement
It is answered.
Related material

For another petition possibly from the same petitioner, see SC 8/159/7934

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/C9682336/

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