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Elias (Ellis, Helies) de Pomeres (Pommiers), brother of the Lord of Pommiers. de...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/293/14650

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Reference
SC 8/293/14650
Date
[c. 1344]
Description
Petitioners
Elias (Ellis, Helies) de Pomeres (Pommiers), brother of the Lord of Pommiers.
Name(s)
de Pomeres (Pommiers), Elias (Ellis, Helies)
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Elias de Pomeres, brother of the Lord of Pommiers, makes two requests:1) He requests payment of money owed him for his fee and for horses lost in the king's service in his wars in Gascony, so that he can maintain his estate and continue in the king's service.2) He states that because of his service he has lost his benefice and his possessions, movable and otherwise, in Bazas, and other goods in the parts that the French hold, without receiving any compensation in Gascony. He asks, in compensation for his service and losses, and so that he might have something to live off, for a halfpenny sterling on each tun of wine that pays customs at Bordeaux castle for term of life; and that he or his proctor might receive this, by the view of the Constable or the comptroller.
Nature of endorsement
[Endorsement to first petition illegible]With regard to the second: it seems to the council that it would be good to assign him . . . custom of Bordeaux . . . tournois . . . the king has otherwise ordained for him . . .
Places mentioned
Gascony
Bazas, [Guyenne, France]
France
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
People mentioned
[William Sants (Guilhem Sants)], Lord of Pommiers.
Note
CPR 1343-5 p.217, which is dated 24 March 1344, is not in direct response to this petition, but would seem to be related.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VI, 1343-1345, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.217 (order to retain the petitioner at a grant of 100 marks yearly from the Exchequer of England or the issues of the Duchy of Aquitaine, until he receives 100 marks of rent or is rehabilitated by the pope)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9735812/

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