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William (Guilhem) de Sigin Descoszan (Seguin d'Escossan, Seguin d'Escoussans), clerk,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/291/14515

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Reference
SC 8/291/14515
Date
[? 1299-? 1305]
Description
Petitioners
William (Guilhem) de Sigin Descoszan (Seguin d'Escossan, Seguin d'Escoussans), clerk, canon of Saint-Seurin, Bordeaux.
Name(s)
de Sigin Descoszan (Seguin d'Escossan, Seguin d'Escoussans), William (Guilhem)
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
clerk, canon of Saint-Seurin, Bordeaux
Nature of request
William de Sigin Descoszan, clerk and canon of Saint-Seurin, Bordeaux, states that during the war he lost his canonry and other benefices, as well as a priory that he had, and that he carried messages from the king's brother Edmund, so that he does not dare to remain in the country, and cannot continue his studies or support himself. He requests another benefice so that he can study and be an honour to the king.
Nature of endorsement
Bordeaux.The king will order the bishops and chapters to give him the fruits of their benefices as they do to other clerks.
Places mentioned
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
Edmund [Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster], brother of the king.
Note
A note at the beginning of this file, signed R. L. Atkinson and dated 9 March 1932, states, 'Nos 14511-50 and 14551-80 in the next file appear to form an original file, or at any rate a conjunction of some duration. Such as can be dated appear to belong to the year 1305, or thereabouts, so the remainder may provisionally be regarded as belonging to this date'. This petition is certainly in the same style as the rest of the file; however, Malcolm Vale, who discusses this petition on p.218 of The Angevin Legacy and the Hundred Years War, 1250-1340 (Oxford 1990), notes that the petitioner received £60 of Bigorre from the king on 25 August 1299. This, however, is not a benefice, and it is quite possible that this petition was presented in 1305 despite this previous gift.
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/C9735677/

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