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Miles de Verdon of Ireland. de Verdon Miles King. Verdon requests a grant of the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8674

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This record is about the Miles de Verdon of Ireland. de Verdon Miles King. Verdon requests a grant of the... dating from [1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/174/8674
Date
[1320]
Description
Petitioners
Miles de Verdon of Ireland.
Name(s)
de Verdon, Miles
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Verdon requests a grant of the cocket of Drogheda until the king is able to find him £100 of land. The king granted him the £100 of land to be taken from the lands of those who adhered to the Scots, but he has not been served of any of this, nor can any be found.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Drogheda, [Ireland].
People mentioned
Edward le Brus (Bruce).
Note
The petition is dated to 1320 as it seems to be contemporary with the writ of certiorari formerly attached to it which dates to 9 August 1320 (SC 8/174/8672).
Related material

For the copy of the writ of certiorari formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/174/8672

For the return to the writ, see SC 8/174/8673

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
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.57 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294540/

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