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Robert Mac Donnchada, Bishop of Cork. Mac Donnchada Robert King. Bishop of Cork [Petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13358

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Reference
SC 8/268/13358
Date
[1298-1302]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Mac Donnchada, Bishop of Cork.
Name(s)
Mac Donnchada, Robert
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of Cork
Nature of request
[Petition in 2 parts, though the sense is difficult to recover as a portion is missing from the right-hand side:]1) The bishop requests that he is not disinherited of the advowson of the church of Our Lady of Nadrid, of Kilmonoge and of the chapel of St Peter of Cork because of his default.2) The bishop makes a similar request concerning the church of Nohaval.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram consilio Anglie.2) He should show the king.3) The king releases the faults to him and he should have a writ of Chancery.
Places mentioned
Nard (Nadrid), [County Cork, Ireland]
Kylmahanek (Kilmonoge), [County Cork, Ireland]
Cork, [County Cork, Ireland]
Nohaval, [County Cork, Ireland].
People mentioned
Reginald, Bishop of Cork.
Note
The petition is dated to 1298-1302, as the petition refers to Hillary 1298 [26 Edward I], and Bishop Mac Donnchada's pontificate ended with his death in 1302.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517305/

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