Gerald (Geraut) de Poiols (Pujols), bacheler. de Poiols (Pujols) Gerald (Geraut)...

Petitioners

Gerald (Geraut) de Poiols (Pujols), bacheler.

Name(s)

de Poiols (Pujols), Gerald (Geraut)

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

Gerald de Poiols makes two requests:1) He states that he has served the king and his father in the wars in Gascony, in the garrison of Penne d'Agenais, and throughout the Duchy, and that because of this service his lodgings have been burnt and destroyed and he has received much damage. He asks that in compensation he and his heirs might be granted the franchise on wines granted to the inhabitants of Penne-d'Agenais, Agen, Villeneuve-sur-Lot and other places, especially as he is an inhabitant of the honour of Penne-d'Agenais, but cannot enjoy this franchise by reason of his gentle birth.2) He states that the burgesses of Penne-d'Agenais and Villeneuve-sur-Lot are levying new and unheard of taxes at pleasure, and forcing him to pay by his corn, wine and other goods: while he, as a man of gentle birth, should be free of such things. He asks that, in compensation for his service and his losses, he, his heirs and his goods might be free of such taxes as a man of his birth should be.

Nature of endorsement

Coram rege.The king is not yet advised to grant the points contained within.

Places mentioned

Gascony, [France]

Penne-d'Agenais, [Guyenne, France]

Agen, [Guyenne, France]

Duchy [of Guyenne (Aquitaine), France]

Villeneuve-sur-Lot, [Guyenne, France]

Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].

People mentioned

[Edward II], King of England.

For a transcript, see p.93 of PRO 31/7/140

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/284/14171