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John de Vilers, late sergeant of King Edward, the king's father. de Vilers John King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/327/E794

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Reference
SC 8/327/E794
Date
[c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
John de Vilers, late sergeant of King Edward, the king's father.
Name(s)
de Vilers, John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
sergeant of King Edward
Nature of request
Vilers requests remedy as he was ordered by the king to fight in Scotland in the company of Bretaigne, and having no horse he put himself on the statute at London for a horse of £20 which horse he lost in Scotland in the king's service, and, after his return to London he was attached by the statute, and because he has no goods to pay for the horse, has been two years in prison.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Scotland
London.
People mentioned
John de Bretaigne.
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1307 because the petition refers to his former office under the late king, and seems to refer to service early in the reign of Edward II in Scotland.
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/C9682789/

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