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Roger de Penbrok (Pembroke), servant of the Earl of Ulster. de Penbrok (Pembroke)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/278/13874

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Reference
SC 8/278/13874
Date
[1309]
Description
Petitioners
Roger de Penbrok (Pembroke), servant of the Earl of Ulster.
Name(s)
de Penbrok (Pembroke), Roger
Addressees
King.
Occupation
servant of the Earl of Ulster
Nature of request
[This petition is stained and faded, and partially illegible.]Penbrok appears to request allowance of outstanding sums on the account of his father [as sheriff of County Tipperary], which Maunsel, sheriff after him, has attempted to levy.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
County Tipperary, [Ireland].
People mentioned
[Richard de Burgh], Earl of Ulster
Roger de Penbrok (Pembroke), late sheriff [of County Tipperary], father of the petitioner
Robert Maunsel, sheriff [of County Tipperary].
Note
On 11 June 1309, Roger de Penbrok, late sheriff of County Tipperary, was acquitted of £72 levied by Robert Maunsel, his successor, in part payment of £500 owed to Edward I for arrears of his account (CCR 1307-1313, p.116). Although the precise sense of this petition is now lost, this pardon was almost certainly issued in response to it.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1892), p.116 (order to acquit Pembroke, late sheriff of County Tipperary, of £72 levied by Robert Maunsel, his successor, in part payment of £500 owed to the late King for arrears of account)
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