Document 3/729/1 (Stevenson, Docs., ii, no. 469)
- Description
- Peter of Kirkoswald writes to his lord, the king, noting that he has served him in his wars in Wales and in Scotland, and dwelt in the castle of Berwick in the time of the siege until the victuals failed; by common advice, and by request of Sir John Burdon and John Sparke, who were resident in the said castle, and in order to have assistance from the king […] to swim the water and Tweed, and he carried their letters in his hair, quite naked, to Norham, to ask aid from the earl of Warenne, at that time, guardian of Scotland, and then returned by the river Tweed under the castle, and […told?] them that speedy succour was coming to them, wherewith they were much comforted and took greater heed to behave well. […] did so, he has the letters of Sir John Bourdon and John Sparke. He prays that the king would grant him a sergeandry in the abbey of Kenilworth for his life.
- Firm date
- September 1297
- Source for Data Entry
- Stevenson, Documents, ii, no. 469
- Trad. ID
- Stevenson, Docs., ii, no. 469
- Calendar number
- 3/729/1
- Charter type
- Letter (correspondence)
- Language
- French
- Original (contemporary)
- yes