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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Lord of Fenles. Lord of Fenles [? King] The Sire de Fenles states that the comte...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/325/E672
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/325/E672
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316-1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Lord of Fenles.
- Name(s)
- Lord of Fenles
- Addressees
- [? King]
- Nature of request
- The Sire de Fenles states that the comte de la Marche has requested his share of the acquisitions of land outside of the core parts of France made by the king's of France since the time of St Louis, and the Sire is advised that the king can claim the same in right of his wife Isabella. The king of France has heard of the Sire's advice to his lord the king and is displeased. He also complains of the treatment of his messenger by the people of Calais and St Omer, and requests that they be excluded from the king's realm. He requests three or four ships. He requests that Fagot be pardoned the king's displeasure, Fenles being prepared to recommend him.
- Nature of endorsement
- Various petitions which [were not] answered for defect of prosecution.
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France]
- St Omer, [Picardy, France].
- People mentioned
- Simonet Fagot, valet of the petitioner
- [Charles de Valois], Comte de la Marche
- [Isabella of France], Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1316-1322 as it is clearly in the time of Philip V of France, before his brother Charles became king.
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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/C9682666/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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