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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Wikeford, Archbishop of Dublin. Wikeford Robert King and parliament. Archbishop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5418
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This record is about the Robert Wikeford, Archbishop of Dublin. Wikeford Robert King and parliament. Archbishop... dating from [c. 1378-c. 1379] 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 8/109/5418
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1378-c. 1379]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Wikeford, Archbishop of Dublin.
- Name(s)
- Wikeford, Robert
- Addressees
- King and parliament.
- Occupation
- Archbishop of Dublin
- Nature of request
- The archbishop of Dublin complains about proposals for a new prison for fornicators, to be built by the major and bailiffs of Dublin, which is likely to lead to disputes between the archbishop and the city.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [Ireland].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and bailiffs of Dublin.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the dorse, 1378-9, without references; this date is accepted by Sayles, Affairs, p. 248 and Connolly, 'Irish Ancient Petitions'.
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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 3148
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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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- Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), p.248 (no. 261) (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.38 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149992/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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