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Mayor and citizens of Waterford. Council. The mayor and citizens of Waterford request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10682

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This record is about the Mayor and citizens of Waterford. Council. The mayor and citizens of Waterford request... dating from [c. 1394-c. 1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/214/10682
Date
[c. 1394-c. 1399]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and citizens of Waterford.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The mayor and citizens of Waterford request that the sovereign and burgesses of Kilkenny be ordered to stop distraining and harassing them on the basis of a charter granted to Kilkenny by Marshal which they have altered, and that the altered charter be annulled.
Nature of endorsement
Writs should be made on the contents of this bill to the sovereign, mayor and bailiffs of Kilkenny to not distrain the petitioners or harass them until the King ordains otherwise.
Places mentioned
Waterford, [County Waterford, Ireland
Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny, Ireland].
People mentioned
William Mareschall (Marshal)
Robert de Faryngton (Farington), then keeper of the great seal of 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.69 (calendar of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334239/

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