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Gaillard Durefort, Lord of Duras and Blanquefort, knight. Durefort Gaillard King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15775

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This record is about the Gaillard Durefort, Lord of Duras and Blanquefort, knight. Durefort Gaillard King.... dating from [c. 1453] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/332/15775
Date
[c. 1453]
Description
Petitioners
Gaillard Durefort, Lord of Duras and Blanquefort, knight.
Name(s)
Durefort, Gaillard
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Right-hand side missing] Durefort requests a grant of £300. The King previously granted him £100 yearly until he was restored to his inheritance, but this is in default.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Duras, [Guyenne, France]
Blanquefort, [Guyenne, France].
Related material

For a related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/28/1381

For a later related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/30/1453

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Catalogue des rolles Gascons, Normans et Francois, vol. I, ed. T. Carte, (, 1743), p.238 (grant to petitioner of £100 yearly until restored to his lordship taken by the French enemies)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736366/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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