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Arnold (Arnaut) de Seint Albin (St Aubin), Lord of Poyaller. de Seint Albin (St Aubin),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/288/14378
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This record is about the Arnold (Arnaut) de Seint Albin (St Aubin), Lord of Poyaller. de Seint Albin (St Aubin),... dating from [1327-? 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 8/288/14378
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-? c. 1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Arnold (Arnaut) de Seint Albin (St Aubin), Lord of Poyaller.
- Name(s)
- de Seint Albin (St Aubin), Lord of Poyaller, Arnold (Arnaut)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Arnold de Seint Albin, Lord of Poyaller, states that he is owed money for the wages of himself and his men from the time of his service to the king and his father in the late war in Gascony, and for lost horses. He asks that the Constable of Bordeaux might be ordered to account with him, and to pay him what is owed to him without delay.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Constable of Bordeaux is to be ordered to account with him, and to pay him what is due to him for his wages as soon as he properly can.
- Places mentioned
- Poyaller, [Gascony, France]
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of the king's father and the late war this petition must date from the early years of the reign of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript, see p.103 of PRO 31/7/141
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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/C9735539/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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