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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/293/14634
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1340-? c. 1360]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/74/3666
For a transcript, see p.141 of PRO 31/7/144
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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/C9735796/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Saint-Symphorien, called Elias (Ellis, Elies) de Landirans...