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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William (Guilhem) Bacon (Baton). Bacon (Baton) William (Guilhem) King. [This petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/290/14487
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This record is about the William (Guilhem) Bacon (Baton). Bacon (Baton) William (Guilhem) King. [This petition... dating from [? 1376] 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 8/290/14487
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William (Guilhem) Bacon (Baton).
- Name(s)
- Bacon (Baton), William (Guilhem)
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly damaged] William Bacon states that in the proclamation of the truce between England, France and Castile, it was agreed that the truce between England and Castile would start on 2 August, but his ship, together with others, was attacked by the Castilians on 10 August and burnt, and its master and mariners killed. He requests a remedy, according to the form of the truce.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France]
- France
- Castile, Spain.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Felton, Seneschal of Gascony
- William Elma[m] (Elmham), [Captain of Bayonne].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition may feature in the fragmentary list of petitions from 50 Edward III (25 January 1376-24 January 1377) in C 49/43/10.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript, see no.59 of PRO 31/7/105
For a fragmentary list of petitions which may feature this petition, see C 49/43/10
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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/C9735649/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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