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Richard Brett of Ireland; Richard Fisian of Ireland. Brett; Fisian Richard; Richard...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/82/4062

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This record is about the Richard Brett of Ireland; Richard Fisian of Ireland. Brett; Fisian Richard; Richard... dating from [? 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/82/4062
Date
[? 1320]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Brett of Ireland; Richard Fisian of Ireland.
Name(s)
Brett; Fisian, Richard; Richard
Addressees
King and council.
Places mentioned
Ireland
Carlisle, [Cumberland].
Nature of request
Brett and Fisian request that something is commanded for them for the expenses that they have incurred in the king's service in the garrison of Carlisle.
Nature of endorsement
They are to advise themselves in what place the king is able to give them aid without his damage, and he is to be advised on this.
Note
A note at the beginning of this file suggests that the bulk of the petitions in the file date to 1320. The date is entirely possible for this petition as the petitioners were admitted to the garrison on 20 July 1318 (CCR 1318-23, p.3).
Related material

For a petition by another member of the garrison on the same matter see SC 8/82/4063

For another petition possibly by the same petitioner, see SC 8/315/E165

For another petition by Brett on another matter see SC 8/4/152

For another petition by Brett, see SC 8/91/4523

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 878
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.3 (order to the constable of Carlisle Castle to admit individuals including the two petitioners to the garrison at the king's wages)
  • 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), p.28 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148602/

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