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Guy (Gui) de Lescourtes. de Lescourtes Guy (Gui) King and council. Guy de Lescourtes...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/287/14338
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This record is about the Guy (Gui) de Lescourtes. de Lescourtes Guy (Gui) King and council. Guy de Lescourtes... dating from [1327-? 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 8/287/14338
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-? c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Guy (Gui) de Lescourtes.
- Name(s)
- de Lescourtes, Guy (Gui)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Guy de Lescourtes states that in the time of the king's grandfather a dispute arose between Trenk, widow of Guiraut de Burg, knight, and the executors of her brother, Peter de Narrovana, concerning Peter's goods, and this was put to the arbitration of Eleanor, Queen of England, which resulted in letters containing her decision and confirmed by the King and the then Seneschal of Gascony. He is ready to provide information on these letters, and asks that they might be confirmed by letters sealed with the great seal.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is to be confirmed, provided that no prejudice is done to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- Guiraut de Burg (Bourg), knight
- Trenk (Trenche) [de Burg (Bourg)], wife of Guiraut de Burg
- Peter (Peir) de Narrovana, brother of Trenk de Burg
- Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable by the hand and the reference to the king's grandfather. From the contents, perhaps earlier rather than later in the reign. Items which may be related can be found in Roles Gascons, vol II nos.1000, 1001, 1002 and 1005 (all dated 13 June 1289), and 1139 and 1140 (dated 26 June 1289).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from a Guy de Lescourtes, see SC 8/173/8601
For a transcript, see p.180 of PRO 31/7/135
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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/C9735498/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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