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Arnold (Arnaut) de Duffort (Durfort). de Duffort (Durfort) Arnold (Arnaut) King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/288/14396

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This record is about the Arnold (Arnaut) de Duffort (Durfort). de Duffort (Durfort) Arnold (Arnaut) King and... dating from [? c. 1337-? c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/288/14396
Date
[? c. 1337-? c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Arnold (Arnaut) de Duffort (Durfort).
Name(s)
de Duffort (Durfort), Arnold (Arnaut)
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Arnold de Duffort states that he has lost his lands and rents, and his castles have been destroyed, so that he has nowhere to live. He has also served the king well in Gascony, but has received no wages, and, as he has lost his entire inheritance, he has nothing from which to maintain himself or his people. He asks that some aid might be ordained for him, so that he is not forced to leave the country, as he can have no profit from the lands he has recently been given in Gascony by the king because of the war.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Item, be it remembered to speak of the business of William Vaqer.Item, be it remembered that the Constable is to take an oath that etc.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
William (Guilhem) Vaqer (Vaquiers).
Note
On the basis of the hand, language and content, this petition would appear to date from the early years of the Hundred Years War.
Related material

For another petition, possibly from the same petitioner, see no.2667 of C 81/162

For another petition, possibly from the same petitioner, see no.2701 of C 81/163

For another petition, possibly from the same petitioner, see no.696 of C 81/64

For a transcript, see p.141 of PRO 31/7/126

For another petition, possibly from the same petitioner, see SC 8/43/2141

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/C9735557/

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