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William de Holebourn, clerk. de Holebourn William King and council. Holebourn requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/83/4116

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This record is about the William de Holebourn, clerk. de Holebourn William King and council. Holebourn requests... dating from [c. 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/83/4116
Date
[c. 1320]
Description
Petitioners
William de Holebourn, clerk.
Name(s)
de Holebourn, William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Holebourn requests remission of the rent due at the Exchequer of Ireland for the rent of his land in Esker because he was captured, imprisoned and robbed by the Bruces.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.2) Let the rent be levied.
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland]
Esker, [County Galway, Ireland].
People mentioned
Robert le Brus (Bruce)
Edward [le Brus, (Bruce)], brother of Robert le Bruce.
Note
The petition is likely to date to after 1318 as it concerns the Bruce invasion of Ireland, and is likely to date to after the defeat of Edward Bruce at Dundalk in 1318. A date of c. 1320 has been adopted as this is a strong possibility, and it is suggested in the guard notes.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4321
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), p.98 (no.134) (full edition of petition)
  • 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.29 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148658/

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