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Peter (Pey) de Porut, burgess of Saint-Sever. de Porut Peter (Pey) King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/286/14262

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This record is about the Peter (Pey) de Porut, burgess of Saint-Sever. de Porut Peter (Pey) King and council.... 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
SC 8/286/14262
Date
[? c. 1325-? c. 1335]
Description
Petitioners
Peter (Pey) de Porut, burgess of Saint-Sever.
Name(s)
de Porut, Peter (Pey)
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Peter de Porut states that he and his people have served the king well and loyally in this war in Gascony, in defence of the town of Saint-Sever, in the Agenais and Bazadais and elsewhere where the Seneschal of Gascony has sent them. He requests payment of his wages, or orders to the Constable to pay him from the first monies from the custom of Bordeaux or issues of the Duchy.
Nature of endorsement
The Constable is to be written to, to pay him.
Places mentioned
Saint-Sever, Gascony, [France]
Agenais, [Guyenne, France]
Bazadais, [Gascony, France]
Duchy [of Guyenne, France]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
Note
From the hand and language, and the mention of the late war, this petition would seem to date from the aftermath of the war of St Sardos. Check m. 32 of C 61/53, dated 4 June 1341, and m.30, dated 2228 May 1341.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/237/11851

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/C9682374/

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