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Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Saint-Symphorien, called Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Landirans...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/293/14634

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This record is about the Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Saint-Symphorien, called Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Landirans... dating from [? c. 1340-? c. 1360] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/293/14634
Date
[? c. 1340-? c. 1360]
Description
Petitioners
Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Saint-Symphorien, called Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Landirans (Landiras).
Name(s)
de Saint-Symphorien; de Landirans (Landiras), Elias (Ellis, Elies); Elias (Ellis, Elies)
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Elias de Saint-Symphorien, called de Landirans states that he and his father have loyally served the king in all his wars in Gascony, including the present one, and has lost in this service lands, men, rents, tolls and other things, as is well-known and as can be seen from information drawn up on this matter, which the bearer, his companion, has with him. He requests some deliverance and aid, as it pleases the king to give him, so that others may be encouraged to serve.[The document is damaged here, but the beginnings of a second request may be seen below.]
Nature of endorsement
To my lord . . .
Places mentioned
Guyenne, [France]
Gascony, [France].
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and language.
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/74/3666

For a transcript, see p.141 of PRO 31/7/144

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/C9735796/

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