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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Ross. King, council and parliament. The liege community of Ross requests that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13168
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This record is about the Men of Ross. King, council and parliament. The liege community of Ross requests that... dating from [1378] 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 8/264/13168
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Ross.
- Addressees
- King, council and parliament.
- Nature of request
- The liege community of Ross requests that the justices of the King's Bench be ordered to proceed with the case between the towns of Ross and Waterford concerning the landing of ships' cargoes and to provide them with a remedy in consideration of their poverty and the actions of the Irish enemies.
- Nature of endorsement
- A writ should be sent to the justices of the King's Bench to pass a verdict on the plea and to do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Ross (New Ross), [County Wexford], Ireland
- Waterford, [County Waterford, Ireland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Connolly to 1378, with reference to CCR 1377-81, p.53, an order to publish and proclaim the King's letters stating that all merchants could come and load, unload and sell at New Ross as well as at Waterford and CPR 1377-81, p. 161, an exemplification of letters patent and the suit between Waterford and New Ross confirming the King's mandate permitting merchants and others to come to Ross and trade.
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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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- Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), pp.245-246 (edition of petition with references)
- 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.84 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517114/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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