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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Wellesley. de Wellesley John King. John de Wellesley asks the King to pardon...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7397
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This record is about the John de Wellesley. de Wellesley John King. John de Wellesley asks the King to pardon... dating from [1316] 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 8/148/7397
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Wellesley.
- Name(s)
- de Wellesley, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John de Wellesley asks the King to pardon him £100 which he owes him for the arrears of his rent for Kildare and for various debts and farms when he was Sheriff of Kildare, in consideration of his good service in war and the losses he incurred in the safe-keeping of Kildare castle.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] The King has pardoned 50 marks, and has granted that for the remainder he is to pay 6 marks annually at the King's will.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Kildare, County Kildare, [Ireland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1313-17 p.457 is dated 12 May 1316, and is clearly 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.34 of PRO 31/7/100
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.457 (partial pardon and arrangement to pay the remainder in instalments, as in the endorsement)
- 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.50 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209582/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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