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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People and merchants of Gascony. King and council. The people and merchants of Gascony...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/287/14342
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This record is about the People and merchants of Gascony. King and council. The people and merchants of Gascony... dating from [? c. 1326-? c. 1337] 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 8/287/14342
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1326-? c. 1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People and merchants of Gascony.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people and merchants of Gascony state that, when the town of Langon was in the king's hand, they paid customs on their wines there, but that since it has been in the hand of the King of France, they have paid, and still pay, 10s. of good tournois on each tun that they carry to England, over and above the ancient customs, to their great harm; but are not charged so heavily on wines they carry to France. They ask the King to order the King of France to remove this evil custom, or to seize wines being carried to France, to the same extent that the King of France seizes wines being carried to England.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.Our lord the King has written to the King of France, and wishes to again if it is necessary.
- Places mentioned
- Langon, Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand, language and content.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript, see p.35 of PRO 31/7/129
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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/C9735502/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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