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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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Bishop of Ferns. Council. Bishop of Ferns The bishop requests an inquiry into his...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/157/7827
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This record is about the Bishop of Ferns. Council. Bishop of Ferns The bishop requests an inquiry into his... dating from [1327-1350] 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 8/157/7827
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bishop of Ferns.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Ferns
- Nature of request
- The bishop requests an inquiry into his franchise concerning weights and measures as the king's clerk of the market has entered his liberty to assay measures against his liberty.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Ferns, [County Wexford, Ireland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1369 when an inquisition was held into this matter (C 47/10/23(2)).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the inquisition as to the bishop's rights in Wexford on this matter see C 47/10/23/2
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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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- Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), p.235 (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.52 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210019/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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