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William Gurdenn (Gourdon) of Bourg, clerk. Gurdenn (Gourdon) William King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/287/14333

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This record is about the William Gurdenn (Gourdon) of Bourg, clerk. Gurdenn (Gourdon) William King and council.... dating from [? c. 1320-? c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/287/14333
Date
[? c. 1320-? c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
William Gurdenn (Gourdon) of Bourg, clerk.
Name(s)
Gurdenn (Gourdon), William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
William Gurdenn of Bourg asks that the Constable of Bordeaux might be ordered to account with him for certain sums of money which are due to him by reason of his wages for the times when he has come to England on the King's business, and of certain gifts given to him by the Seneschal of Gascony, and to examine the letters he has for these gifts, and to make payment to him.
Nature of endorsement
The Constable is to be ordered to account with him, and further to do what seems to him is to be done.
Places mentioned
Bourg, [Guyenne, France].
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and language.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/289/14414A

For a transcript, see p.70 of PRO 31/7/130

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/C9735493/

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