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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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Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Limerick. King and Council in Parliament. The people...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/121/6025
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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Limerick. King and Council in Parliament. The people... dating from [1426] 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 8/121/6025
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1426]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Limerick.
- Addressees
- King and Council in Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The people of Limerick request that they be granted custody of the royal castle adjoining their town. They state that it is extremely important, and vital to the safety of their town, but there is imminent danger from the king's Irish enemies and English rebels, and the castle has been neglected by former custodians.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] For the Treasurer, 9 March.
- Places mentioned
- Limerick, [County Limerick, Ireland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The resultant grant was made on 14 February 1427. The endorsement of 9 March, coupled with the address, would indicate that it was presented to the preceding parliament, held between February and June 1426.
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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 5037
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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 Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), p.390 (grant to the people of Limerick of the keeping of this castle for ten years)
- 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.43 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208191/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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