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William de Rodierd, Dean of the church of St Patrick, Dublin. de Rodierd William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12029

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Reference
SC 8/241/12029
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
William de Rodierd, Dean of the church of St Patrick, Dublin.
Name(s)
de Rodierd, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Dean of the church of St Patrick, Dublin
Nature of request
The dean requests that it be certified to him which orders of the king he should obey in the matter of Richard de Seyn Leger's restoration to the archdeaconry of Dublin as he restored him in accordance with the king's order under his privy seal, but has since been imprisoned by Bereford for acting in contradiction of the king's orders under his seal of Ireland.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland].
People mentioned
Richard de Seyn Leger (St Leger), Archdeacon of Dublin
Richard de Bereford (Barford), Chancellor of Ireland.
Note
The petition dates to 1315 as the privy seal warrant in response to the petition dates to 8 November 1315 (CCW 1244-1326, p.433).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 3346 in C 81/91

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/136/6758

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.433 (mandate to examine the matter and ordain a reasonable remedy)
  • Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), pp.76-7 (no.99) (full edition 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.76 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439632/

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