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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Agatha de Kermerdyn (Carmarthen), who was the wife of Adam de Kermerdyn. de Kermerdyn...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2710
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This record is about the Agatha de Kermerdyn (Carmarthen), who was the wife of Adam de Kermerdyn. de Kermerdyn... dating from [c. 1317-c. 1321] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/55/2710
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1317-c. 1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Agatha de Kermerdyn (Carmarthen), who was the wife of Adam de Kermerdyn.
- Name(s)
- de Kermerdyn (Carmarthen), Agatha
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks the recovery of a messuage and two carucates of land in Tullaghorewy in the county of Limerick in Ireland, which she held jointly with her husband for their lifetimes with remainder to John de Kermerdyn and his heirs. And since John died without heirs the remainder was to Adam, son of Adam de Kermerdyn and his heirs, whereas Roger Mortimer ousted the petitioner and granted the properties to the king by reason of the felony and outlawry of John de Kermerdyn and enfeoffed the archbishop in the said properties, to hold to himself and his heirs by the king's charter with warranty, for which the petitioner did not travel to Ireland.
- Nature of endorsement
- The justices in Ireland are ordered that if the case is as presented by the petitioner then justice should be done according to the common law, if otherwise, then the English chancery should be advised of all the facts, and proceed without delay.
- Places mentioned
- Tullaghorewy (Tullaghorton), County Limerick, Ireland
- Cassell (Cashel), [County Tipperary, Ireland]
- People mentioned
- Adam de Kermerdyn
- late husband of the petitioner
- John de Kermerdyn
- Adam [de Kermerdyn], son of Adam [de Kermerdyn]
- Roger de Mortimer, Lieutenant of Ireland
- Richard Fitz John, Archbishop of Cashel
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the modern endorsement, which cites that Mortimer was lieutenant in Ireland between 1317 and 1321. A petition by the petitioner's son on the same matter probably dates to 1320.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition by the petitioner's son see SC 8/83/4125
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4578
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), pp.18-19 (brief calendar)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062928/
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