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William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut), Lord of Auros. Lord of Auros William Arnold (Guilhem...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/293/14614

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This record is about the William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut), Lord of Auros. Lord of Auros William Arnold (Guilhem... dating from [? c. 1325-? c. 1335] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/293/14614
Date
[? c. 1325-? c. 1335]
Description
Petitioners
William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut), Lord of Auros.
Name(s)
Lord of Auros, William Arnold (Guilhem Arnaut)
Addressees
King [later king and council].
Nature of request
William Arnold, Lord of Auros, states that he has served the king well and loyally in his war in Gascony, and that because of this the French have seized his lands and rents in the Bazadais to the value of £200 tournois. He asks the king and council to give him compensation from the lands of rebels in the Duchy of Aquitaine.
Nature of endorsement
The king has ordained that certain great people will be sent quickly with full power to do the things which are appropriate and profitable for himself and his subjects; and the king will order them that, when they have informed themselves of his losses, they are to give him such recompense as is appropriate and as might reasonably suffice.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Bazadais, [Guyenne, France]
Aquitaine, [France].
Note
From the content, this petition would appear to date from the aftermath of the war of St Sardos.
Related material

For another petition with a similar response, see SC 8/287/14318

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/284/14165

For another petition with the same response, see SC 8/287/14319

For another petition possibly from the same petitioner, see SC 8/194/9662

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/C9735776/

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