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Robert de Langeton (Langton). de Langeton (Langton) Robert King. Robert de Langeton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/289/14407

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Reference
SC 8/289/14407
Date
[? c. 1357]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Langeton (Langton).
Name(s)
de Langeton (Langton), Robert
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Robert de Langeton states that when he was warden of the castle of Calais, he was captured by the enemy and ransomed for so great a sum that he had to sell his lands, tenements and other goods to save his life. And while he was in England, assigned to the Cardinal bishop of Albano at the king's command, his wife, her daughter and his son were murdered, and all his goods in Calais carried off. He requests the bailiwick of Calais, with the office of collecting the custom in the harbour, henceforth to belong to the bailiwick, as this bailiwick is currently in his possession for term of life, or some other provision with which he can support himself, as the king has before, in consideration of his good service.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Calais, [France]
France.
People mentioned
[Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord], Cardinal [bishop of Albano].
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1357 as it refers to the petitioner's assignment to the household of the cardinal bishop of Albano, and he was one of two cardinals who were given protection and victuals to come to England in the summer of 1357 to negotiate the peace between the kings of England and France (CPR 1354-8, pp. 565-7).
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For a transcript, see p.96 of PRO 31/7/135

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), pp. 565-7 (various entries concerning the arrival of the cardinals to negotiate peace)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9735568/

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