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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/287/14333
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1320-? c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and language.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/289/14414A
For a transcript, see p.70 of PRO 31/7/130
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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/C9735493/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
Within the piece: SC 8/287
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William Gurdenn (Gourdon) of Bourg, clerk. Gurdenn (Gourdon) William King and council....