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Thomas de Stodley, sergeant of Bordeaux. de Stodley Thomas King and Council. sergeant...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/310/15475

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This record is about the Thomas de Stodley, sergeant of Bordeaux. de Stodley Thomas King and Council. sergeant... dating from [1327-c. 1334] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/310/15475
Date
[1327-c. 1334]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Stodley, sergeant of Bordeaux.
Name(s)
de Stodley, Thomas
Addressees
King and Council.
Occupation
sergeant of Bordeaux
Nature of request
The petitioner requests that he be granted the petty custom of the merchant house of Bordeaux, in compensation of his great burdens during twenty-seven years of service to the king's grandfather and father, and to the king as Duke of Guyenne and king.
Nature of endorsement
[...] agrees that this be done as he is shown to be of good service and report, and that he should have commission out of chancery.
Places mentioned
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
Guyenne, [France].
People mentioned
[Edward I], King of England
[Edward II], King of England.
Note
The handwriting would tend to date to the mid-fourteenth century, while the reference to over 27 years service to the king, his father and grandfather must date the petition to the early years of the reign of Edward III.
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/C9682485/

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