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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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Captain, bailiff and councillors of Gensac. King. The captain, bailiff and councillors...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15730
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This record is about the Captain, bailiff and councillors of Gensac. King. The captain, bailiff and councillors... dating from [1423-c. 1431] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/332/15730
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1423-c. 1431]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Captain, bailiff and councillors of Gensac.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The captain, bailiff and councillors of Gensac state that they had requested the revocation of a gift of the town to Louis Deppoy, knight, made contrary to the indenture made between them and the seneschal of Guyenne when they came into the king's hand, and confirmed by the King, but that the Chancellor is delaying the making of the necessary letters patent. They ask that the Chancellor might be ordered to expedite the business.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Gensac, Guyenne, [France].
- People mentioned
- John Recliph (Radcliffe), Seneschal of Guyenne
- Louis Deppoy (de Poy), knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John Radcliffe was Seneschal of Gascony between 1423 and 1431. This petition must date from this period or from shortly afterwards.
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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/C9736317/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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