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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Letter to the king from the jurats and community of Saint-Macaire,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/293/14624
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter to the king from the jurats and community of Saint-Macaire,... dating from [? 1333] 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 8/293/14624
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Letter to the king from the jurats and community of Saint-Macaire, stating that they have seen and examined the king's letters patent, granting Peter de Martelliaco the castle and castellany of Saint-Macaire at pleasure, but that they understand from certain people that he is to be removed. They state that he is suitable, and ask that he might be confirmed in this office, and no-one else appointed while he shows himself fit.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] The contents of this letter are to be given to no-one until the king has ordained something else for this.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Saint-Macaire, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- Jurats and community of Saint-Macaire
- Edward [III], King of England
- Peter (Pey) de Martelhaco (Martilliac).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letter dated the Tuesday after the Purification. The castle and castellany of Saint-Macaire were granted to Peter de Martelliaco on 10 July 1331 (Carte, vol. I p.76), on 12 August 1333 (Carte, vol. I p. 80) and on 18 July 1341 (Carte, vol. I p.107). This petition most probably dates to 1333.
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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)
- Latin
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Catalogue des rolles Gascons, Normans et Francois, vol. I, ed. T. Carte, (, 1743), p.76 (grant of Saint-Macaire to Peter de Martillak) & p.80 (similar grant) & p.107 (similar grant)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9735786/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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