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NAI, D 19706

D 19706
This image, which appears courtesy of the National Archives of Ireland, is of letters patent given under the great seal of Ireland granting a general pardon to the citizens of Dublin. The deed is not part of a wider collection, and was assigned the accession number NAI, D 19706. The imaging of this deed was undertaken by the National Archives of Ireland.

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NAI, D 19706

Cork, 1 Nov. [1332] 6 Edw. III Not published

Irish letters patent: PARDON to citizens of Dublin of all offences except adherence to Scots.

CIRCLE, PR 6 Edw. III, §8

 

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NAI, Pembroke Deeds

The following images, which appear courtesy of the National Archives of Ireland, are taken from the collection known as the Pembroke Estate Papers, formerly held by the Pembroke Estate Office, Dublin, and later stored in the Wiltshire County Record Office (Trowbridge). The earliest manuscripts in the collection were accessioned by the National Archives of Ireland in 1995 (accession number 2011). The images below are of letters patent given under the great seal of Ireland. A calendar of all the medieval deeds in the collection was published in 1891 under the following title: Calendar of the ancient deeds and muniments preserved in the Pembroke Estate Office, Dublin (Dublin, 1891); the numbers for the deeds given below (Pembroke deeds §30, etc.) refer to the numeration given in that calendar. The imaging of deeds from this collection was undertaken by the National Archives of Ireland.

Ms reference

Date

Pembroke deeds

Brief description

CIRCLE

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NAI, MS 2011/1/30

Dublin, 8 Aug. [1342] 16 Edw. III

Pembroke deeds, §30

Transcript of Irish letters patent:
INSPEXIMUS of Marshal charters.

Late 15th cent. copy of original. No seal.

CIRCLE, PR 16 Edw. III, §6

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NAI, MS 2011/1/32

Dublin, 4 Nov. [1344] 18 Edw. III

Pembroke deeds, §32

Irish letters patent: LICENCE to archbishop of Dublin to hold the manor of Dundrum.

Seal missing.

CIRCLE, CR 18 Edw. III, §191

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Ms 2011/1/77

Dublin, 12 April [1386 ] 9 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §77

Irish letters patent: PARDON to John Cruys of Merrion.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.

CIRCLE, PR 9 Ric. II, §251

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NAI, MS 2011/1/80

Dublin, 26 Sept [1390] 14 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §80

Irish letters patent: APPOINTMENT of William fitz William as seneschal of all the temporalities of the archbishopric of Dublin.

Seal missing. Parchment tongue remaining.

CIRCLE, PR 14 Ric. II, §6

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NAI, MS 2011/1/84

Waterford, 28 April [1395]
18 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §84

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of William fitz William.

Seal missing. Incision in plica for parchment tag.

CIRCLE, PR 18 Ric. II, §108

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NAI, MS 2011/1/85

Dublin, 27 April [1395] 18 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §85

Letters under the seal of the Ex. of Ire.:
APPOINTMENT of William fitz William as sheriff of Dublin.

Seal missing. Parchment tongue remaining.

Not in CIRCLE

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NAI, MS 2011/1/86

Dublin, 4 May [1396] 19 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §86

Irish letters patent: APPOINTMENT of William fitz William as chief keeper of the peace in co. Dublin.

Fragment of impression of g.s. of Ire. in red wax attached to tongue.

CIRCLE, PR 19 Ric. II, §86

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NAI, MS 2011/1/88

Castledermot, 23 May [1398] 21 Ric. II

Pembroke deeds, §88

Irish letters patent:
LICENCE to William fitz William to grant Margaret Topp an annual rent.

Fragment of impression of g.s. of Ire. in red wax attached by parchment tongue.

CIRCLE, PR 21 Ric. II, §88

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NAI, MS 2011/1/99

Trim, 15 Sept. [1400] 1 Hen.  IV

Pembroke deeds, §99

Irish letters patent:
LICENCE to William fitz William to enfeoff Robert Balybynne and Richard Hern.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.

CIRCLE, PR 1 Hen. IV, §164

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NAI, MS 2011/1/103

Kilkenny, 12 Oct. [1400] 1 Hen.  IV

Pembroke deeds, §103

Irish letters patent:
PARDON to Thomas Everdon clk, William Tynbegh and Nicholas Whelok of intrusions.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.

CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. IV, §21

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NAI, MS 2011/1/107

Dublin, 4 May [1401] 2 Hen. IV

Pembroke deeds, §107

Irish letters patent:
PARDON to Matthew Butler of intrusions.

Fragment of impression of g.s. of Ire. attached by parchment tongue.

CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. IV, §31

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NAI, MS 2011/1/128

Dublin, 18 Nov. [1420] 8 Hen. V

Pembroke deeds, §12

Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of various letters patent.

Seal missing. Parchment tongue remaining.

CIRCLE, PR 8 Hen. V, §128

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NAI, MS 2011/1/135 Dublin, 10 May [1425] 3 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §135

Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of various instruments.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.

CIRCLE, PR 3 Hen. VI, §143

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NAI, MS 2011/1/136 Dublin, 12 July [1425] 3 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §136

Irish letters patent:
CUSTODY of the manor of Newcastle Cormogan.

Fragment of impression of g.s. of Ire. attached by parchment tongue.

CIRCLE, PR 3 Hen. VI, §144

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NAI, MS 2011/1/142 Drogheda, 2 Aug. [1434]
12 Hen. VI
Pembroke deeds, §142

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of William fitz William, Thomas his son, and Ismania wife of William.

Seal missing. Plica folded back to reveal double incision for parchment tag.

CIRCLE, PR 12 Hen. VI, §3

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NAI, MS 2011/1/144 Dublin, 3 April [1438] 16 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §144 Irish letters patent supplementing a GRANT dated 18 Jan. 1435 concerning Thorncastle.

Seal missing. Incision in plica for parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 16 Hen. VI, §7

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NAI, MS 2011/1/146 Dublin, 29 Oct. [1439] 18 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §146 Irish letters patent:
LICENCE to William fitz William to enfeoff.

Seal missing. Incision in plica for parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 18 Hen. VI, §1

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NAI, MS 2011/1/157 Dublin, 27 […] [1444x5] 23 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §157

Irish letters patent:
PARDON to William fitz William.


Seal missing. Ornamental letter ‘H’ in opening protocols never completed.

CIRCLE, PR 23 Hen. VI, §4

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NAI, MS 2011/1/158 Dublin, 16 July [1445] 24 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §158 Irish letters patent:
PARDON to William fitz William.

Seal missing. Ornamental letter ‘H’ in opening protocols never completed.
CIRCLE, PR 24 Hen. VI, §14

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NAI, MS 2011/1/160 Dublin, 6 Oct. [1446] 25 Hen. VI Pembroke deeds, §160 Irish letters patent: REMISSION of rent of Thorncastle.

Seal missing. Incision for parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 25 Hen. VI, §3

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NAI, MS 2011/1/196 Maynooth, 25 Sept. [1486] 2 Hen. VII Pembroke deeds, §196 Irish letters patent:
LIVERY of inheritance to Thomas fitz William.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.
CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. VII, §2

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DCA, Royal Charters

The images below are from the collection of charters and other instruments issued to the corporation of the city of Dublin, now held in Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin, and appear courtesy of Dublin City Archives. Many of these charters were calendared by J. T. Gilbert in CARD, vol. 1, but some have never been published. A ‘Handlist of Dublin City Charters’ is available for consultation in the reading room of the Gilbert Library. For further information, see Mary Clark, ‘People, places and parchment: the medieval archives of Dublin city’ in Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Dublin III: proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium, 2001 (Dublin, 2002), 140–50. The imaging of charters from this collection was undertaken by Alastair Smeaton for Dublin City Archives.

Royal Charters

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Printed Source

description

Circle

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DCA, Royal Charter §8 Dublin,
18 June [1312]
5 Edw. II
CARD, i, §20 Tolls not to be exacted on Bristol merchants CIRCLE, PR 4 Edw. II, §1 DCA_Charter_8
DCA, Royal Charter §18 Dublin,
12 Feb. [1327]
20 Edw. II
Not published CONFIRMATION of liberties of citizens of Dublin. CIRCLE, PR 20 Edw. II, §34

DCA_Charter_18

DCA_Charter_18_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §24 Dublin,
17 Sept. [1337]
11 Edw. III
Not published GRANT of the petty customs of Dublin. CIRCLE, PR 11 Edw. III, §57

DCA_Charter_24

DCA_Charter_24_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §25 Dublin,
25 Apr. [1343]
17 Edw. III
CARD, i, §34 Irish letters patent:
GRANT of customs to be levied by mayor and citizens of the city for ten years for repair of Tholsell.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.
CIRCLE, PR 17 Edw. III, §4

DCA_Charter_25

DCA, Royal Charter §32 Dublin,
26 Nov. [1358]
32 Edw. III
CARD, i, §40 GRANT of murage.

Seal missing. Parchment tag attached to plica.
CIRCLE, PR 32 Edw. III, §158

DCA_Charter_32

DCA, Royal Charter §33 Dublin,
26 Sept. [1363]
CONFIRMATION of citizens not to bear ‘foreign’ offices against their will CIRCLE, PR 37 Edw. III, §10

DCA_Charter_33

DCA_Charter_33_seal_obverse

DCA_Charter_33_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §41 Dublin,
18 March. [1381]
4 Ric. II
Unpublished INSPEXIMUS of a record of the K.’s bench 13 Edw. II. Edmund Walter v. Robert and William Bagot, concerning possession of land in The Rath: it was judged that the matter should be settled in the City Court of Dublin CIRCLE, PR 4 Ric. II, §10

DCA_Charter_41

DCA_Charter_41_seal_obverse

DCA_Charter_41_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §43 Dublin,
24 Apr. [1395]
18 Ric. II
CARD, i, §54 CONFIRMATION of charter no. 34, with further provision that none of the rights and privileges of Dublin shall be invalidated by not being exercised. CIRCLE, PR 18 Ric. II, §101

DCA_Charter_43

DCA_Charter_43_seal_obverse

DCA_Charter_43_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §47 Dublin,
15 Nov. [1419]
7 Hen. V
CARD, i, §58
 
PARDON to mayor, bailiffs and commonalty from liabilities CIRCLE, PR 7 Hen. V, §84

DCA_Charter_47

DCA, Royal Charter §50 Dublin,
6 March [1438]
CARD, i, §64 LICENCE to levy tolls of merchandise brought from minor ports CIRCLE, PR 16 Hen. VI, §4

DCA_Charter_50

DCA_Charter_50_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §54 Dublin,
27 May [1455]
33 Hen. VI
Not published INJUNCTION releasing Richard Heynot citizen of Dublin from serving as receiver of the rents in the manor of Esker, under exemptions provided in the grants of the liberties of Dublin CIRCLE, PR 33 Hen. VI, §10

DCA_Charter_54

DCA_Charter_54_seal_reverse

DCA, Royal Charter §55 Dublin,
24 Feb. [1462]
1 Edw. IV
Not published EXEMPLIFICATION of a judicial process, dated 18 Ric. II, against Thomas Clarke of Coolock, citizen of Dublin, and his acquittal.

Seal missing.
 

DCA_Charter_55

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NLI, Ormond deeds

The following images are drawn from the collection of ‘Ormond deeds’ formerly held in Kilkenny Castle and now deposited in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The images appear courtesy of the National Library of Ireland. The Ormond deeds were calendared by Edmund Curtis and published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission (the relevant volumes are COD, vols 1–3). The imaging of deeds from this collection was undertaken by the National Library of Ireland.

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Printed Sources

description

CIRCLE

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NLI, D 399 New Ross, 20 May [1400] 1 Hen. IV COD, i, §314 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of charter to Rosbercon. CIRCLE, PR 1 Hen. IV, §109

NLI_D_399

NLI, D 574 Trim, 18 April [1367] 41 Edw. III COD, i, §470 English letters patent dated at Westminster, 5 July [1367] 41 Edw. III, inspecting letters patent under the g.s. of Ire., inspecting various instruments in chancery of date 1312–20.

Fragment of impression of g.s. of Eng. attached by silk threads
CIRCLE, PR 41 Edw. III, §5

NLI_D_574

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_574_reverse

NLI, D 603 Dublin, 20 April [1315] 8 Edw. II COD, i, §503 Irish letters patent:
LICENCE to enfeoff Robert Nottingham with the manor of Lucan.
CIRCLE, PR 8 Edw. II, §3

NLI_D_603

NLI, D 801 Drogheda, 18 June [1337] 11 Edw. III COD, i, §698 Irish letters patent:
LICENCE to the prior of Kells in Ossory to appropriate a vicarage
CIRCLE, PR 11 Edw. III, §55

NLI_D_801

NLI, D 971 Dublin, 24 April [1401] 2 Hen. IV COD, i, §863 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of various charters of John. CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. IV, §30

NLI_D_971

NLI, D 1007 Dublin, 11 May [1405] 6 Hen. IV COD, ii, §32 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of deeds concerning the prisage of wines dated 1355, 1356. CIRCLE, PR 6 Hen. IV, §64

NLI_D_1007

NLI, D 1068 Dublin, 3 Oct. [1362] 36 Edw. III COD, ii, §89 Irish letters patent:
GRANT to earl of Ormond of Corketeny [etc.] witnessed by Lionel of Antwerp, e. Ulster.
CIRCLE, PR 36 Edw. III, §12

NLI_D_1068

NLI, D 1103
 
Cork, 24 April [1365] 39 Edw. III COD, ii, §112 Irish letters patent of PARDON to earl of Ormond of seditions, witnessed by Lionel of Antwerp, e. Ulster. CIRCLE, PR 39 Edw. III, §8

NLI_D_1103

NLI, D 1132 Dublin, 6 April [1368] 41 Edw. III COD, ii, §138 Letters under the seal of the Ex. of Ire., dated 26 June 1498, inspecting letters patent under the g.s. of Ire., dated 6 April 1368, exemplifying a charter under the English seal dated 14 April 1332 granting rent in Waterford to the earl of Ormond.

Fragment of impression of the Ex. seal attached by parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 41 Edw. III, §3

NLI_D_1132

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1132_reverse

NLI, D 1162 Westminster, 5 Nov. [1370] 44 Edw. III (later exemplified by Irish letters patent dated 27 Jan. 1371). COD, ii, §162 English letters patent regarding the enfeoffment of James, e. Ormond, in the lands of Robert Tiptoft.  

Impression of g.s. of Eng. attached by silk threads.
CIRCLE, PR 45 Edw. III, §1

NLI_D_1162

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1162_reverse

NLI, D 1213
 
Westminster, 6 Feb. [1375] 49 Edw. III COD, ii, §199 English letters patent:
EXEMPLIFICATION of grant enrolled in Irish Chancery concerning manor of Dounbryn.

Impression of g.s. of Eng. attached by silk threads.
CIRCLE, PR 49 Edw. III, §291

NLI_D_1213

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1213_reverse

NLI, D 1214 Dublin, 6 April [1375] 49 Edw. III COD, ii, §199 (at p. 140). Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of English-seal letters patent dated at Westminster, 6 Feb. [1375] 49 Edw. III (=NLI, D 1213). CIRCLE, PR 49 Edw. III, §291.

NLI_D_1214

NLI, D 1215 Dublin, 6 April [1375] 49 Edw. III COD, ii, §199 (at p. 140). Irish letters patent:
INSPEXIMUS of English-seal letters patent dated at Westmisnter, 6 Feb. [1375] 49 Edw. III (=NLI, D 1213).
CIRCLE, PR 49 Edw. III, §291.

NLI_D_1215

NLI, D 1216 Dublin, 12 Feb. [1375] 49 Edw. III COD, ii, §200 Irish letters patent:
GRANT to Ormond concerning mines.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 49 Edw. III, §290

NLI_D_1216

NLI, D 1258 Waterford, 9 March [1379] 2 Ric. II COD, ii, §237 Irish letters patent:
INSPEXIMUS concerning debts of earl of Ormond.
CIRCLE, PR 2 Ric. II, §11

NLI_D_1258

NLI, D 1271 Westminster, 24 Nov. [1380] 3 Ric. II (later exemplified by Irish letters patent dated at Dublin, 24 Nov. [1380] 4 Ric. II) COD, ii, §246 English letters patent:
GRANT to the earl of Ormond of lands in Athbiller, co. Kilkenny; later exemplified by Irish letters patent dated at Dublin, 24 Nov. [1380] 4 Ric. II.

Impression of g.s. of Eng. attached by silken threads.
CIRCLE, PR 2 Ric. II, §6

NLI_D_1271

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1271_reverse

NLI, D 1299 Dublin, 3 Feb. [1384] 7 Ric. II COD, ii, §271 Irish letters patent: COMMISSION to Ormond of Knockgraffon. CIRCLE, PR 7 Ric. II, §9 NLI_D_1299
NLI, D 1332 Kilkenny, 22 March [1392] 15 Ric. II COD, ii, §297, item 6 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of release and quitclaim given under seal of earl of Ormond. CIRCLE, PR 15 Ric. II, §107 NLI_D_1332
NLI, D 1333 Drogheda, 30 April [1392] 15 Ric. II COD, ii, §297, item 7 Irish letters patent: PARDON to James earl of Ormond.

Impression of g.s. of Ire. with cloth bag.
CIRCLE, PR 15 Ric. II, §108

NLI_D_1333

Reverse of seal:
NLI_D_1333_obverse
NLI_D_1333_reverse

NLI, D 1398 Kilkenny, 22 Oct. [1400] 2 Hen. IV COD, ii, §351 Irish letters patent: GRANT to earl of Ormond concerning Imokilly. CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. IV, §24 NLI_D_1398
NLI, D 1403 Carlow, 10 April [1401] 2 Hen. IV COD, ii, §355 Irish letters patent: LICENCE to acquire lands in Ire.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. IV, §29

NLI_D_1403

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1403_reverse

NLI, D 1455 Dublin, 10 Jan. [1407] 8 Hen. IV COD, ii, §389

Irish letters patent: GRANT to Robert Haubryk and Nicholas Stokes of castles of Roscrea etc.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tag.

CIRCLE, PR 8 Hen. IV, §104 NLI_D_1455
NLI, D 1464 Kilmainham, 13 Sept. [1408] 9 Hen. IV COD, ii, §396 Letters patent of Thomas of Lancaster, steward of Eng. and Lt of Ire.: SAFE CONDUCT for men of earl of Ormond in his company.
Fragment of impression of seal of Thomas of Lancaster attached by parchment tag.
Not in CIRCLE

NLI_D_1464

 

NLI, D 1482 Naas, 13 Aug. [1411] 12 Hen. IV COD, ii, §413

Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of letters concerning the coming of age of Ormond.


No seal.

CIRCLE, PR 12 Hen. IV, §23

NLI_D_1482

NLI, D 1538 16 Jan. 1416 COD, iii, §15

Irish letters patent: PARDON all intrusions etc. by Patrick Coterell and John Newe.

No seal.

CIRCLE, PR 3 Hen. V, §169

NLI_D_1538

NLI, D 1687 Drogheda, 8 July [1444] 22 Hen. VI COD, iii, §135 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS concerning outlawry of Thomas fitz Maurice. CIRCLE, PR 22 Hen. VI, §6

NLI_D_1687

NLI, D 1716 Drogheda, 1 July [1444] 22 Hen. VI COD, iii, §159 Irish letters patent: INSPEXIMUS of a number deeds concerning the administration of the earl of Ormond CIRCLE, PR 22 Hen. VI, §5

NLI_D_1716

NLI, D 1800 Trim, 20 May [1467] 7 Edw. IV COD, iii, §230 Irish charter:
GRANT of English law to Sawe Kavanagh.

Impression of g.s. of Ire. in red wax attached by parchment tag: perfect.
CIRCLE, PR 7 Hen. IV, §3

NLI_D_1800

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1800_reverse

NLI, D 1805 Drogheda, 9 Dec. [1468] 8 Hen. IV COD, iii, §232

Irish letters patent:
APPOINTMENT of James Butler and Edmund Butler as commissioners.

Seal missing.

CIRCLE, PR 8 Edw. IV, §7

NLI_D_1805

NLI, D 1811 Trim, 11 April [1468] 8 Edw. IV COD, iii, §237 (where it is misattributed to 11 April [1472] 11 Edw. IV)

Irish letters patent:
GRANT of lordship of Callan.

Seal missing.

CIRCLE, PR 8 Edw. IV, §2

NLI_D_1811

NLI, D 1817 Dublin, 7 June [1476] 16 Edw. IV COD, iii, §242 Irish letters patent attested by the chief justice of the common bench: INSPEXIMUS of a record enrolled in rolls of the common bench of Ire.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tag.
 
Not in CIRCLE.

NLI_D_1817

Reverse of seal:
NLI_D_1817_reverse

NLI, D 1820 Dublin, 18 Nov. [1527] 19 Hen. VIII COD, iii, §243 Irish letters patent attested by the chief justice of the common bench: INSPEXIMUS reversing the attainder of John of Ormond. Not in CIRCLE.

NLI_D_1820

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1820_reverse

NLI, D 1855 Dublin, 13 Aug. [1487] 1 ‘Edward VI’ COD, iii, §272 Irish letters patent apparently made in the name of the pretender Lambert Simnel as ‘Edward VI’.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tongue.
CIRCLE, PR 2 Hen. VII, §6

NLI_D_1855

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1855_reverse

NLI, D 1902 Dublin, 19 March [1502] 17 Hen. VII COD, iii, §306 Irish charter:
GRANT of English law to William Casshene.

Fragment of impression of seal attached by parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 17 Hen. VII, §8

NLI_D_1902

Reverse of seal: NLI_D_1902_reverse

NLI, D 1925 Dublin, 28 July [1506] 21 Hen. VII COD, iii, §323 Irish letters patent:
GRANT of two thirds of the presage of wines to Peter Butler.

Seal and parchment tongue missing.
CIRCLE, PR 21 Hen. VII, §20

NLI_D_1925

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NLI, Dowdall deeds

The following images are drawn from the collection of ‘Dowdall deeds’ appear courtesy of the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, where they are now held having been deposited there in 1929. A calendar of these deeds was prepared by Charles McNeill and A.J. Otway-Ruthven and published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 1960 (=Dowdall deeds). The imaging of deeds from this collection was undertaken by the National Library of Ireland.

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NLI, D 15686 Trim, 10 June [1368] 42 Edw. III Dowdall deeds, §242 

Irish letters patent:
EXEMPLIFICATION of English letters patent concerning amercements and forfeitures in Ire.

Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag.
 

CIRCLE, PR 42 Edw. III, §3

NLI_D_15686

NLI, D 15713 Dundalk, 22 Feb. [1381] 4 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §269

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of Matthew Tanner and Richard and John, sons of Matthew Tanner.

Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag.

CIRCLE, PR 4 Ric. II, §8

NLI_D_15713

NLI, D 15759 Castledermot, 5 July [1390] 14 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §315

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of John Dowdall.

Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag.

CIRCLE, PR 14 Ric. II, §2

NLI_D_15759

NLI, D 15762 Drogheda, 26 Jan. [1391] 14 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §318

Irish letters patent:
GRANT to John Bocom of the issues and profits of Risestoun.

Seal missing: fragment of parchment tag remaining.

CIRCLE, PR 14 Ric. II, §13

NLI_D_15762

NLI, D 15770 Trim, 3 Dec. [1392] 16 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §326 Irish letters patent:
GRANT to Carmeliltes of Ardee.

Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag.
CIRCLE, PR 16 Ric. II, §2
 
NLI_D_15770
NLI, D 15777 Dublin, 10 Feb. [1395] 18 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §333 PARDON of John Dowdall. Witnessed by Richard II.

Seal missing: parchment tag remaining.
CIRCLE, PR 18 Ric. II, §76

NLI_D_15777

NLI, D 15778 Dublin, 10 Feb. [1395] 18 Ric. II Dowdall deeds, §334

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of John Dowdall. Witnessed by Richard II.

Seal missing: parchment tag remaining.

CIRCLE, PR 18 Ric. II, §77

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NLI, D 15844 Naas, 30 Aug. [1417] 5 Hen. V Dowdall deeds, §400

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of Peter Dowdall.

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CIRCLE, PR 5 Hen. V, §41

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NLI, D 15848 Dublin, 24 Sept. [1419] 7 Hen. V Dowdall deeds, §404

Irish letters patent:
GRANT to Peter Dowdall of lands in Ardee inherited from Matilda Gernon.

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CIRCLE, PR 7 Hen. V, §29

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NLI, D 15854 Dublin, 11 July [1422] 10 Hen. V Dowdall deeds, §410

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of John s. of Thomas Gernon of Kyllyncoule.

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CIRCLE, PR 10 Hen. V, §26.

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NLI, D 15915 Dublin, 28 Nov. [1467] 7 Edw. IV Dowdall deeds, §471

Irish letters patent:
PARDON of John Dowdall kt and others.

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CIRCLE, PR 7 Edw. IV, §12

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NLI, D 15947 Dublin, 10 June [1490] 5 Hen. VII Dowdall deeds, §503

Irish letters patent:
EXEMPLIFICATION of an act of parliament pardoning Stephen Dowdall of all treasons.

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CIRCLE, PR 5 Hen. VII, §1

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Huntington Library

The digital imaging of these letters patent was undertaken by the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Huntington Library, MS EL 1699 Dublin, 12 Jan. [1419] 6 Hen. V Nicholas Pronay and John Taylor (eds), Parliamentary texts of the later Middle Ages (Oxford, 1980), pp 128–37.

EXEMPLIFICATION of the Modus Tenendi Parliamentum.

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CIRCLE, PR 6 Hen. V, §14

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Facsimiles

J.T. Gilbert (ed.), Facsimiles of national manuscripts of Ireland […], 4 pts in 5 vols (Dublin, 1874–84)

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Dublin, 23 April [1292], 20 Edw. I Gilbert, Facsimiles, ii, plate 83, item 3 Letters close: ORDER to the T. and chamberlains to pay master Thomas Cantok £20.


 

CIRCLE, CR 20 Edw. III, §16.

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c.1300 Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 3 PORTION of the ‘Antiquissime’ roll of the Irish Ex., formerly assumed to be the earliest Irish chancery roll

CIRCLE, Antiquissime roll, §4.

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1308x9 Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 3 Chancery enrolment: MEMORANDUM concerning the destruction of chancery records in 1304 and enumeration of documents delivered to Walter Thornbury, C. of Ire., by the executors of Thomas Cantok, bp Emly. CIRCLE, CR 2 Edw. II, §416

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Clonmel, 29 Nov. 1375 Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 19 Letters close:  
ORDER to the sheriff of Dublin to summon the county court and cause election of representatives to appear before Edward III in Eng.
CIRCLE, CR 49 Edw. III, §61

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Drogheda, 11 July [1421] Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 35, item 1 Letters close:
ORDER to Richard Cadelle and William Plunket to levy and collect a certain subsidy granted by the commons of Meath.
CIRCLE, CR 9 Hen. V, §49.

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Drogheda, 11 July [1421] 9 Hen. V Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 35, item 1 Chancery WARRANT concerning the collection of subsidies CIRCLE, CR 9 Hen. V, §W1

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Dublin, 1 May [1420] 8 Hen. V Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 35, item 2. Chancery WARRANT concerning grant to James Cornewalshe esq. CIRCLE, PR 8 Hen. V, §W1.

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Naas, 3 May [1420] 8 Hen. V Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 35, item 3. Chancery WARRANT concerning grant to James Cornewalshe and Robert Harbrige of lands that belonged to Lord Darcy. CIRCLE, PR 8 Hen. V, §W3

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After 5 Nov. [1428] 7 Hen. VI Gilbert, Facsimiles, iii, plate 39 Chancery ENROLMENT of  articles of instruction [written in English agreed by the peers and commons in the parliament held at Dublin before John Sutton kt, Lt of Ire., on Friday next after All Saints 7 Hen. VI [5 Nov. 1428], which were sealed under the g.s CIRCLE, CR 7 Hen. VI, §9

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Reports from the commissioners […] respecting the public records of Ireland: with supplements and appendices (3 vols, London, 1815–25): i, rep. 1–5

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St Edmund: Late 13th cent. Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 3, §16. CHARTER of John, count of Mortain, to Almaric St Laurence CIRCLE, Antiquissime roll, §16

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Aberconway in Snowdonia, 26 March [1283] 11 Edw. I Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 3, §1. CHARTER of Edward I to William le Deveneys CIRCLE, Antiquissime roll, §1

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Dublin, 6 Feb. [1425] 3 Hen. VI Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 1, §2. GRANT of English law to Robert s. of Philip Hohane


 

CIRCLE, PR 3 Hen. VI, §6

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Dublin, 6 Feb. [1425] 3 Hen. VI Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 1, §2. GRANT of English law to Robert s. of Philip Hohane


 

CIRCLE, PR 3 Hen. VI, §6

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14 May [1479] 19 Edw. IV Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 3, §5. MEMORANDUM of mainprize by the earl of Kildare and others CIRCLE, CR 20 Edw. IV, §20

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19 Edw. IV [1479x80] Rep. RCI 1811–15, plate 4, §1. ENROLMENT, in English, of the K.'s decision and mandate from two parliaments lately held at Naas and Drogheda CIRCLE, CR 19 Edw. IV, §7

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