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None. King. It is requested that the justice of Wales be ordered to see that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/177/8819

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Reference
SC 8/177/8819
Date
[c. 1317]
Description
Petitioners
None.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
It is requested that the justice of Wales be ordered to see that the havens and coast of Wales, and especially Anglesey be guarded against the coming of Dun and other Scots felons from Ireland, and good guard be kept on the Irish Sea against ships of Scotland and Norway.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Wales
Anglesey, [Wales]
Scotland
Ireland
Norway.
People mentioned
Thomas Dun.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1317 as Dun was active on the coast of North Wales from 1315, and ships were being raised to proceed against Dun in May 1317 (CPR 1313-17, pp.421, 696).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.295-6 (full summary of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.421, 696 (taking of a ship of Caernarfon by Dun, and commission to raise ships to proceed against Dun)
  • 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.58 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294687/

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