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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of St Thomas of Dublin. King. The Abbot and convent of Dublin request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/311/15540
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of St Thomas of Dublin. King. The Abbot and convent of Dublin request... dating from [c. 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 8/311/15540
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of St Thomas of Dublin.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Dublin request that the justiciar of Ireland be empowered to examine, transcribe and confirm royal charters granted to the abbey which are now worn.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- As regards the first petition, they should have what they asked for by writ in Chancery directed to the justiciar of Ireland.2) As regards the second, they should sue to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [Ireland]
- Ireland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1391 by Connolly, Irish Ancient Petitions, p. 99.
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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), p.263 (edition of petition)
- 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.99 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682550/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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