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Gerard de Seynt Michel (St Michael), knight. de Seynt Michel (St Michael) Gerard...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7107

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Reference
SC 8/143/7107
Date
[c. 1316]
Description
Petitioners
Gerard de Seynt Michel (St Michael), knight.
Name(s)
de Seynt Michel (St Michael), Gerard
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Gerard de Seynt Michel asks for a writ to the Justiciar of Ireland to proceed in an assize of novel disseisin between him and Nichola, daughter of Richard de Seynt Michel, notwithstanding Nichola's minority, in recompense for the service he has done the King, and that he might be excused payment of the farm for the lands in question, which he holds pending the judgment, while they are in the King's hand, as they have been burnt and destroyed by Edward le Brus.
Nature of endorsement
He is to sue in Chancery.Petitions from Ireland which have been answered and which have not been pursued.
Places mentioned
Riban (Castlereban), [County Kildare, Ireland]
Athy, [County Kildare, Ireland]
Ireland
Scotland
Ulster, [Ireland].
People mentioned
John Wogan, Justiciar of Ireland
Richard de Seynt Michel (St Michael)
Nichola [de Seynt Michel (St Michael)], daughter of Richard de Seynt Michel (St Michael)
Walter de la Haye, Escheator of Ireland
Edward le Brus (Bruce)
John Fitz Thomas.
Note
Dated to c. 1316 by 'Irish Ancient Petitions' p.48, and to '1316 seq.' by Sayles.
Related material

For transcript, see p.31 of PRO 31/7/70

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/327/E846

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
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), pp.84-5 (no.110) (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.48 (brief calendar of petition)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209286/

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