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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor and community of Bourg. King and council. The Mayor and community of Bourg...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14232
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This record is about the Mayor and community of Bourg. King and council. The Mayor and community of Bourg... dating from [? c. 1325-? c. 1335] 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 8/285/14232
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1325-? c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and community of Bourg.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor and community of Bourg state that they are greatly impoverished by the wars in Gascony, and that they have to make great repairs to the moveable bridges and other defences, which they cannot afford. They request letters patent for the gift that previous seneschals have made to them on the wines sold in taverns, so that they can enclose their town and defend it from their enemies to the king's benefit, as Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion, and other towns have this usage.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition is to be sent to the seneschal, so that, when he has taken advice on the things contained in it, he is further to do what seems to him to be allowable for the salvation of the town and the honour of the king.
- Places mentioned
- Bourg, [Guyenne, France]
- Gascony, [France]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Saint-Emilion, [Guyenne, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand and language, this petition probably dates from the aftermath of the war of St Sardos, and most probably from the early years of Edward III, although there is a grant to the mayor, jurats and community of Bourg of cartonage on wine on m.15 of C 61/69, dated 10 August 1357.
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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/C9682344/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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