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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	NAI_D_19706 Dorse: NAI_D 19706_d

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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

NAI_D_19706

Dorse: NAI_D 19706_d

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	View Image
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_30 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_30_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_32 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_32_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_77 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_77_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_80 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_80_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_84 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_84_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_85 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_85_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_86 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_86_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_88 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_88_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_99 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_99_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_103 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_103_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_107 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_107 d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_128 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_128_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_135 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_135_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_136 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_136_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_142 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_142_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_144 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_144_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_146 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_146_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_157 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_157_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_158 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_158_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_160 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_160_d
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	NAI_MS_2011_1_196 Dorse: NAI_MS_2011_1_196_d

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

Ms reference	Date	Printed Source	description	Circle	View Image
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

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.

Ms reference	Date of Irish Letters	Printed Sources	description	CIRCLE	View Image
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

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.

Ms reference	Date	Printed Sources	description	CIRCLE	View Image
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	NLI_D_15778
NLI, D 15844	Naas, 30 Aug. [1417] 5 Hen. V	Dowdall deeds, §400	Irish letters patent: PARDON of Peter Dowdall. Seal missing: parchment tag remaining.	CIRCLE, PR 5 Hen. V, §41	NLI_D_15844
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. Fragment of impression of attached by parchment tag.	CIRCLE, PR 7 Hen. V, §29	NLI_D_15848 NLI_D_15848_reverse
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. Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag	CIRCLE, PR 10 Hen. V, §26.	NLI_D_15854
NLI, D 15915	Dublin, 28 Nov. [1467] 7 Edw. IV	Dowdall deeds, §471	Irish letters patent: PARDON of John Dowdall kt and others. Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag.	CIRCLE, PR 7 Edw. IV, §12	NLI_D_15915
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. Seal missing: incision in plica for parchment tag	CIRCLE, PR 5 Hen. VII, §1	NLI_D_15947

Huntington Library

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

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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.

Impression of seal attached by parchment tag.

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)

Date	Printed Source	Description	Circle	View Image
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.	FX_vol_2_plate_83 FX_vol_2_transcript_83
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.	FX_vol_3_plate_3 FX_vol_3_transcript_3
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	FX_vol_3_plate_3 FX_vol_3_transcript_3
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	FX_vol_3_plate_19 FX_vol_3_transcript_19
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.	FX_vol_3_plate_35 FX_vol_3_transcript_35
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	FX_vol_3_plate_35 FX_vol_3_transcript_35
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.	FX_vol_3_plate_35 FX_vol_3_transcript_35
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	FX_vol_3_plate_35 FX_vol_3_transcript_35
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	FX_vol_3_plate_39 FX_vol_3_transcript_39

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

Date	Printed Source	Description	Circle	View Image
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	RCI_plate_3 RCI_transcript_3
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	RCI_plate_3 RCI_transcript_3
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	RCI_plate_1 RCI_transcript_1
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	RCI_plate_1 RCI_transcript_1
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	RCI_plate_3 RCI_transcript_3
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	RCI_plate_4 RCI_transcript_4