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Abbot and Convent of St Thomas by Dublin. [Not specified.] Abbot and Convent of St...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/208/10386B

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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of St Thomas by Dublin. [Not specified.] Abbot and Convent of St... dating from [c. 1270-c. 1310] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/208/10386B
Date
[c. 1270-c. 1310]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and Convent of St Thomas by Dublin.
Addressees
[Not specified.]
Occupation
Abbot and Convent of St Thomas by Dublin
Nature of request
The Abbot and convent of St Thomas by Dublin request a writ of bounds between their barony held in chief and the lands of the citizens of Dublin, in order to allow a settlement in the dispute between themselves and the citizens over various trespasses and usurpations.
Nature of endorsement
They were not accustomed to plead.
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland].
Note
Tentatively dated by Connolly to the reign of Edward I, while the handwriting would seem to correspond with a date around this time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Royal Letters 2031
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, 1171-1307, vol. III, ed. H.S. Sweetman, (Public Record Office, 1974), no.1176 (calendar 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.65 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333943/

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