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Liegemen and citizens of Limerick. King. [This petition is badly damaged and extremely...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/182/9075

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This record is about the Liegemen and citizens of Limerick. King. [This petition is badly damaged and extremely... dating from [c. 1450] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/182/9075
Date
[c. 1450]
Description
Petitioners
Liegemen and citizens of Limerick.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged and extremely incomplete.]The people of Limerick state that their city and the surrounding area have been devastated by attacks by Irish enemies and English rebels, and appear to request that they be discharged the farm of the city.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Limerick, [County Limerick], Ireland.
Note
Dated by Connolly to c. 1450.
Related material

For the petition with which this document was presented see SC 8/182/9074

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
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.60 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294952/

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