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Vidal (Vidau) de la Roke (La Roque). de la Roke (La Roque) Vidal (Vidau) King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/288/14368
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This record is about the Vidal (Vidau) de la Roke (La Roque). de la Roke (La Roque) Vidal (Vidau) King and... dating from [? c. 1325-? c. 1335] 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 8/288/14368
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1325-? c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Vidal (Vidau) de la Roke (La Roque).
- Name(s)
- de la Roke (La Roque), Vidal (Vidau)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Vidal de la Roke states that because of his service to the king and to his uncle, P. de Galicien, he has lost all his inheritance and other goods, and his houses in Agen have been destroyed. He requests the bailiwick of Aiguillon for term of life in compensation.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king is to be advised if the bailiwick is in his hand and how much it is worth, and who this is who requests it - if he is worthy to have it; and he is further to do his will.
- Places mentioned
- Agen, [Guyenne, France]
- Aiguillon, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- P. de Galicien, uncle of Vidal de la Roke.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand and language this petition would seem likely to date from the aftermath of the war of St Sardos. The petitioner's uncle was probably the Pey de Galicien who was Constable of Bordeaux between September 1329 and July 1331.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript, see no.18 of PRO 31/7/104
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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/C9735529/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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Vidal (Vidau) de la Roke (La Roque). de la Roke (La Roque) Vidal (Vidau) King and...