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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Gerald FitzMaurice , Earl of Kildare, son of Maurice FitzGerald. FitzMaurice , Earl...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/249/12403
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This record is about the Gerald FitzMaurice , Earl of Kildare, son of Maurice FitzGerald. FitzMaurice , Earl... dating from [1391] 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 8/249/12403
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gerald FitzMaurice , Earl of Kildare, son of Maurice FitzGerald.
- Name(s)
- FitzMaurice , Earl of Kildare, Gerald
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Gerald requests that the chancellor of Ireland be ordered to do justice to him in the matter of the liberty of Kildare.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Kildare, [County Kildare, Ireland]
- County Kildare, [Ireland].
- People mentioned
- Maurice FitzGerald, father of the petitioner
- [Edward II], King of England
- John [FitzGerald]
- Thomas [FitzGerald].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Connolly to 1391, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/527 no.7467).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery warrant with which this was enclosed see no.7467 of C 81/527
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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)
- 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.79 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440009/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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