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Hugh le Teyntour, Englishman, sergeant general in the Duchy of Guyenne. Teyntour...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/287/14307

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Reference
SC 8/287/14307
Date
[1316]
Description
Petitioners
Hugh le Teyntour, Englishman, sergeant general in the Duchy of Guyenne.
Name(s)
Teyntour, Hugh
Addressees
King.
Occupation
sergeant general in the Duchy of Guyenne
Nature of request
Hugh le Teyntour, Englishman and sergeant general in the Duchy of Guyenne, states that he has long served the king, and has letters patent from the time of John de Haveringg, Seneschal of Gascony, and the time of Stephen Feriol, Seneschal of Gascony, and more special letters from the time of Aimery de Craon, the present Seneschal of Gascony, confirming his office because of testimony of his good behaviour. He asks that the letters of the Lord of Creon, of which a transcript is attached to this petition, might be confirmed by letters under the great seal, to last for term of life or during good behaviour.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have confirmation, to hold at the will of the king during good behaviour, according to the tenor of the letter of the Lord of Creon.
Places mentioned
Guyenne, [France]
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
John de Haveringg (Havering), Seneschal of Gascony
Stephen (Estebe) Feriol (Ferreol), Seneschal of Gascony
Amaury de Craon (Creon), Lord of Creon, Seneschal of Gascony.
Note
This petition requests confirmation of letters patent dates 21 February 1315 [1316 in the modern calendar]. Amaury de Craon was Seneschal of Gascony between July 1313 and August 1316, John de Havering was Seneschal between April 1289 and March 1294, and between October 1304 and August 1308, and Estebe Ferreol was Seneschal between August 1312 and 1313.
Related material

For the transcript of letters patent formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/287/14308

For a transcript, see no.29 of PRO 31/7/100

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/C9735467/

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