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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Ledred, Bishop of Ossory. Ledred Richard [King]. Ireland [This petition is...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/339/15969
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/339/15969
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Ledred, Bishop of Ossory.
- Name(s)
- Ledred, Richard
- Addressees
- [King].
- Places mentioned
- Ireland
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged] Richard, Bishop of Ossory, states that when he was at the court of Rome, his enemies and others have destroyed his goods and those of his church. He asks the king, at the request of the pope and cardinals to order the justices of Ireland and the Treasurer there to restore his goods..
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Richard Ledred was Bishop of Ossory between 1318 and c. 1361. Dated to c. 1335 by 'Irish Ancient Petitions', with reference to Cal. Papal Registers, vol. II pp.521-522, which is dated 8 days before the Ides of November (6 November), 1335, and which seems to be related.
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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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- Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland. Papal Letters, vol. II , ed. W.H. Bliss, (, 1985), pp.521-522 (mandate to the Bishop of Ferns and Lismore and the Dean of Waterford to defend and assist the Bishop of Ossory for two years against the prelates and nobles who occupy his property, calling on the secular arm if necessary)
- 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.105 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736450/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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