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John de Keneleye, Archdeacon of Meath and the clergy of Meath. de Keneleye John King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/218/10856
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This record is about the John de Keneleye, Archdeacon of Meath and the clergy of Meath. de Keneleye John King... dating from [c. 1285] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/218/10856
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1285]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Keneleye, Archdeacon of Meath and the clergy of Meath.
- Name(s)
- de Keneleye, John
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Archdeacon of Meath
- Nature of request
- John de Keneleye and the clergy of Meath state that the Bishop of Waterford, who has provided his brother to the see of Meath, has oppressed them, expelling some from their churches and stealing their goods. They therefore request that the King appoint someone to defend them, and restore them to the situation as at the St Leger went to the Roman Curia.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] It is written that they should be maintained.
- Places mentioned
- Meath, [Ireland]
- Rome, [Italy].
- People mentioned
- [Stephen de Fulbourne], Bishop of Waterford
- Thomas de St Leger, bishop-elect of Meath.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard, and by Connolly, to c. 1285.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Latin
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Religions
- Europe and Russia
- Ireland
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, 1171-1307, vol. III, ed. H.S. Sweetman, (Public Record Office, 1974), no.140 (further petition on this matter) & no.141 (request for assistance for St Leger, going to Rome) & no.213 (reference to petitioner)
- 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.70 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334413/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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