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Mayor and citizens of Waterford. King and council. Request that the issues of the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/212/10585

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This record is about the Mayor and citizens of Waterford. King and council. Request that the issues of the... dating from [1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/212/10585
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and citizens of Waterford.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request that the issues of the cocket be granted to the city of Waterford for a term of years or that twenty marks yearly of the farm of the city be pardoned in recognition of the impoverishment of the city.
Nature of endorsement
[Decision made on the petition.]
Places mentioned
Waterford, [County Waterford, Ireland].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
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.68 (calendar of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334142/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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