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Richard de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster. de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster Richard...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8730
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This record is about the Richard de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster. de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster Richard... dating from [c. 1280] 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 8/175/8730
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1280]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster.
- Name(s)
- de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster, Richard
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Bourk requests that the justice, treasurer and chancellor of Ireland be ordered to enquire as to whether writs ought to be directed to him or his steward, or to the sheriff of Dublin, as in the time of Lacy and Bourk's father it was the former, but more recently while the earl was a ward of the king, the latter has become the custom: to the earl's prejudice and to no advantage of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- The transcript of the petition is to be sent to the justice and chancellor of Ireland, and they should view the charters that the earl has of those lands, and afterwards let an inquisition be held, and let it be sent into England before the council.
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [County Dublin, Ireland]
- Ireland.
- People mentioned
- Walter de Bourk (Burgh), earl of Ulster and father of the petitioner
- Hugh de Lacy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1280 as the earl was a ward of the king until 1280, and his father died in 1271. It would seem that the custom complained of by the earl came in during the earl's minority from 1271-80, and it seems unlikely that the earl would not attempt to recover his rights at the earliest opportunity.
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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)
- 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294598/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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