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Citizens of Waterford. King. The citizens present their grievances:1) They request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3865

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This record is about the Citizens of Waterford. King. The citizens present their grievances:1) They request... dating from [c. 1272-c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3865
Date
[c. 1272-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Citizens of Waterford.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The citizens present their grievances:1) They request remedy as they cannot pay their farm because alien merchants coming to the port are frequently exempt from paying tolls, and the war has deterred many merchants from coming, and they have no means of paying their farm except from tolls.2) They request that regard is given to the diversion of boats and trade to New Ross in allowance of their great debt.3) They further request that regard is given to the fall in revenue from tolls of wine because of liberties granted to foreign merchants.4) They ask that they be able to use the liberties and free customs of Bristol which were granted to them and have been allowed to fall into disuse.5) [Fragmentary final request for a writ to the justice and council of Ireland concerning their liberties].
Nature of endorsement
[On face]The farm is not to be reduced.[On dorse, None]
Places mentioned
Waterford, (County Waterford)
Dublin, [County Dublin]
Bristol
Lyme Regis, [Dorset]
Melcombe, [Dorset]
Weymouth, [Dorset]
Haverfordwest, [Pembrokeshire, Wales]
North Wales
Randuian (Rinn Duain, Hook Head), (County Waterford, Ireland)
Rudypak (Ballyhack), (County Waterford, Ireland)
New Ross, [County Wexford, Ireland].
Note
Dated in Irish Ancient Petitions to temp. Edward I: no certain dating has been established.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8457
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
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.25-6 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107640/

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