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Gaston de Lila. de Lila Gaston King and council. Gaston de Lila states that his clerk,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/288/14355

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SC 8/288/14355
Date
[? 1340]
Description
Petitioners
Gaston de Lila.
Name(s)
de Lila, Gaston
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Gaston de Lila states that his clerk, Vidal Caubin, has lost all his possessions and inheritances in Langon by reason of the war in Gascony, without receiving any compensation. He asks, of the king's special grace, that Vidal might be made collector and receiver of the king's toll (peatge) in Saint-Macaire for term of 8 years, receiving the accustomed wages.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have the office for the term of 12 years, receiving wages for the time when the king will receive profit from it; provided always that he finds sufficient security to answer loyally to the king for what he receives from it.
Places mentioned
Langon, [Guyenne, France]
Gascony, [France]
Saint-Macaire, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Vidal Caubin, clerk.
Note
This office is granted to Vidal Caubin for the term of 12 years on 21 June 14 Edward III (1340) (m.21 of C 61/52), probably in response to this petition.
Related material

For a grant of this office to Vidal Caubin for the term of 12 years, see m.21 of C 61/52

For a transcript, see p.33 of PRO 31/7/126

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/C9735515/

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