On Tuesday, 24 May 2016 08:21:58 UTC+1, PDeloriol via wrote: > A targe or targus was a shield - thus a Targe of the King would imply that > the holder of this office was a bodyguard of the King. > > Peter > > > In a message dated 24/05/2016 08:11:18 GMT Daylight Time, > gen-medieval@rootsweb.com writes: > > Hi all, > > Can anyone explain what is meant by a "targe of the king" in the context > of this petition to the king dated about 1317: > > http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9062184 > > Regards, > > John > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-MEDIEVAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message According to the OED, targe was also a name applied in the reigns of the first three Edwards to the King's private or privy seal (perh. bearing a shield as its device). Peter Howarth