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Martin Logan, mayor of Roscommon; Richard de Oxonia (Oxford), provost of Roscommon;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9026

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This record is about the Martin Logan, mayor of Roscommon; Richard de Oxonia (Oxford), provost of Roscommon;... dating from [c. 1272-c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/181/9026
Date
[c. 1272-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Martin Logan, mayor of Roscommon; Richard de Oxonia (Oxford), provost of Roscommon; community of burgesses of Roscommon.
Name(s)
Logan; de Oxonia (Oxford), Martin; Richard
Addressees
King.
Occupation
mayor of Roscommon; provost of Roscommon
Nature of request
The mayor, provost and community of the new town of Roscommon request that the king show favour towards the prior and convent of the canons of St Coeman of Roscommon, who have given to the town land which is well-sited and free from attacks by their Irish enemies.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Roscommon, [County Roscommon, Ireland]
Lochnanen (Loughnaneane) lake, [County Roscommon, Ireland].
People mentioned
Prior and convent of Roscommon.
Note
Dated by Sayles and Connolly, by the handwriting and the context to the reign of Edward I.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), pp.62-3 (no.80) (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.60 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294903/

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