?Fourcès was given a grant of murage dated 14/10/1316.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
{Pro Amanevo de Fossato.} - Rex senescallo suo Vasconie qui nunc est vel qui pro tempore fuerit aut ejus locum tenenti, salutem. Monstraverunt nobis dilecti et fideles nostri Amanevus de Fossato et Arnaldus de Garsie quod, cum secundum libertates et consuetudines in Agen. hactenus usitatas singuli domini castrorum et villarum parcium earumdem castra et villas suas predictas petra et calce claudere et kernellare ac turres et portalia, licencia a nobis super hoc non requisita, licite facere possint predictusque Arnaldus et Bonifacius de Fossato, defunctus, consanguineus predicti Amanevi, cujus heres ipse est, quoddam portale lapideum in muro ipsorum Arnaldi et Bonifacii inter jurisdiccionem suam et jurisdiccionem dominorum de Limacio in villa de Aculeo juxta libertates et consuetudines predictas construere fecissent, Almaricus de Credonio, nuper senescallus ducatus predicti, portale illud ad procuracionem quorumdam emulorum ipsorum Arnaldi et Bonifacii ibidem prosternere et destruere fecit minus juste, predictos Amanevum et Arnaldum portale illud hucusque reparare minime permittendo in ipsorum Amanevi et Arnaldi dispendium et libertatis et consuetudinis predictarum lesionem manifestam. Et, quia eisdem Amanevo et Arnaldo injuriari nolumus in hac parte, set ipsos eo specialius quo predictus Amanevus nobiscum in obsequio nostro moram facit continuam volentes favore prosequi gracioso, vobis mandamus quod, habita super premissis informacione pleniori, vocatis vocandis et defensore nostro, si vobis legitime constare possit singulos dominos parcium predictarum castra et villas suas claudere et kernellare ac turres et portalia facere posse ac portale illud per prefatum Almaricum injuste prostratum et destructum extitisse, ut predictum est, tunc ipsos Almanevum et Arnaldum portale illud facere et reparare juxta libertates et consuetudines predictas, prout justum fuerit, licite permittatis. T. R. apud Benyngburgh., xiiij die Octobris. Per consilium.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 10). Granted at Beningbrough. Granted by Per consilium.
Primary Sources
Renouard, Y. (ed), 1962,
Rôles Gascons, 1307-1317 Vol. 4 p. 497-8 No. 1708
online copy
Comments
Amanevus de Fossato -
Arnaldus de Garsie (de Fossato)-
Numerous alternativel spellings of de Fossato - Delaforce, de la Fosse, Defforsieu, du Fossat, de Fourcès, de Ffons, de Lafossie, de la Fosie, Fortrant, de Fforce, de Fort, Fortet, de Fors, Forcius, Forcii, de Forsed, Dorceford, de la Fozie, Delaufare, Fosseux, Forges, Forcia. Many references to Gascon merchants of these names in C13/C14 (
http://www.art-science.com/Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch32_13C_merchants.html) and to knights serving in Hundred Years War (
http://www.art-science.com/Ken/Genealogy/PD/ch27_100years_war.html). The genealogy is indecipherable complex.
An Amanevus de Fossato was called knight banneret and given 200 marks for military service in 15 Edw III (Nat. Arch. E 43/265)
Fourcès, in Gers, a bastide of circular design, a gateway survives. The medieval castle is said to have been in the centre of the village (if so it can only have been a tower - possibly on an earlier motte) but was demolished in 1488.
The castles and towns of Amanevus and Arnaldus were crenellated by custom, licence not being required
'licencia a nobis super hoc non requisita'
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 01/11/2009. Last updated on 01/02/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
