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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Friars Preachers of the suburbs of Dublin. King and council. The friars preachers...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/325/E673
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This record is about the Friars Preachers of the suburbs of Dublin. King and council. The friars preachers... dating from [c. 1317] 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 8/325/E673
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1317]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Friars Preachers of the suburbs of Dublin.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The friars preachers request that the justice of Ireland be commanded to make an inquisition upon the estimation and value of the damage done to their houses and property which were burnt or carried away for fortifying and defending the city, and that the mayor and community make restoration to them for the repair and for the value of their goods.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [Ireland].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and community of the city of Dublin.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1317 as it is clearly as a result of the scorched earth policy adopted during the campaign of Edward Bruce (Sayles, Affairs, p.87).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition concerning damage done by the Scottish invasion see SC 8/156/7783
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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)
- Latin
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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.87 (no.113) (full 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.100 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682667/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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