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Hugh de Stafford, Earl of Stafford. de Stafford, Earl of Stafford Hugh King. The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/222/11081
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This record is about the Hugh de Stafford, Earl of Stafford. de Stafford, Earl of Stafford Hugh King. The... dating from [1383] 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 8/222/11081
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Hugh de Stafford, Earl of Stafford.
- Name(s)
- de Stafford, Earl of Stafford, Hugh
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Earl of Stafford requests that he be allowed to continue to receive the full profits from the town of Kilkenny and his third of the liberty of the town, despite his absence from Ireland, notwithstanding the ordinance against absentee landlords. Since the town is surrounded by the king's enemies, he has suffered great costs in its defence, and will continue to do so.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Ireland
- Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny, Ireland].
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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)
- French
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.276 (requested grant)
- 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.72 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334641/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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