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Maurice Fitz Maurice. Fitz Maurice Maurice King and council. Maurice Fitz Maurice...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/258/12896

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Reference
SC 8/258/12896
Date
[c. 1278]
Description
Petitioners
Maurice Fitz Maurice.
Name(s)
Fitz Maurice, Maurice
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Maurice Fitz Maurice states that because of the false suggestion of Hugh de Atton that Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, held the whole wardship of the lands of Shrule in Connacht and bequeathed it to him, Maurice's half of this wardship has been taken into the King's hand and delivered to Hugh. Maurice has obtained a writ to the justiciar to inquire into this, and encloses a copy of the writ and the inquisition below the petition, and asks that these, and his right, might be considered by the King's court.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Strothil (Shrule), [County Mayo, Ireland]
Connacht, [Ireland]
Lolunerd [unidentified], [Ireland]
Dover, [Kent]
Roscommon, [County Roscommon, Ireland].
People mentioned
Alan Fitz Matthew
Maurice Fitz Gerald
Walter le Brut
Hakett Ruyly
Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster
Milo le Brut
Hugh de Atton
Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland
Milo le Sauvage, knight
Gilbert Lyvet, knight
Geoffrey de Briningeham (Birmingham), knight
John Mape, knight
Walter de Rupe
Richard de Kendal
Thomas le Newe (New)
John Lorgun
Richard Brebenog
Philip Abichenard
Philip Walensis (Wallace)
Walter Laynanch
James de Audeleya (Audley), Justiciar of Ireland
Roger le Foher, bailiff of Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster
Geoffrey Fitz Alan, bailiff of Maurice Fitz Maurice.
Note
The writ included in this petition is dated 6 February 6 Edward I (1278), and the inquisition was held on the Sunday after Easter in the same year (24 April). This petition would seem to date from shortly after that.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
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.82 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440509/

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