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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Ascy (Askey), Constable of Limerick castle. de Ascy (Askey) John King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/89/4429
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/89/4429
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1312]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Ascy (Askey), Constable of Limerick castle.
- Name(s)
- de Ascy (Askey), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Constable of Limerick castle
- Nature of request
- John de Ascy, Constable of Limerick castle, asks that commands might be given for the repair of the castle, which is in a ruinous state which makes it highly vulnerable to attack by the Irish.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because it is testified by the Justiciar of Ireland that the castle stands in a dangerous march, it seems to the King's council that it would be expedient for the castle to be repaired, and that the Treasurer of Ireland should be written to, to repair that castle from the issues of the aforesaid county.
- Places mentioned
- Limerick, [County Limerick, Ireland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1307-13 p.484 is dated 22 October 1312, and would seem to be in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.74 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 186
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1892), p.484 (order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Dublin Exchequer to repair Limerick castle)
- 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.30 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148973/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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