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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
Item
People of Bourg and Blaye, and of the honour of Bourg and Blaye. King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/286/14298
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This record is about the People of Bourg and Blaye, and of the honour of Bourg and Blaye. King and council.... dating from [? c. 1327-? 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 8/286/14298
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327-? c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Bourg and Blaye, and of the honour of Bourg and Blaye.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Bourg and Blaye, and of the honour of Bourg and Blaye, state that they have suffered greatly in this last war and in the other, and that many of them are in debt because of this. They ask that for five years they might not be imprisoned for debt, or their lands sold, or hostages put in their lodgings, but that they might be able to pay their creditors each year from their goods and chattels. And they state that the King of France has allowed these things to his people in France by a special grant.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition is to be sent to the Seneschal, for him to advise himself on the things contained in it; and if he finds that they are not contrary to the laws and customs of the country, he is to do what he asks for.
- Places mentioned
- Bourg, [Guyenne, France]
- Blaye, [Guyenne, France]
- France.
- People mentioned
- [Philip VI], King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of 'this last war and the other' this petition would seem likely to date from 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/C9682410/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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