Petition of Duncan Mackoury to Edward II for wardship and marriage rights, 1314 · Revestment 1765

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Name: Petition of Duncan Mackoury to Edward II for wardship and marriage rights, 1314
Description: A petition from Duncan Mackoury to King Edward II and his Council, submitted c. 1314, requesting wardship and marriage rights of the heir of Nicholas de Ledewicke in Ireland as compensation for service to the Crown in Scotland and residence in Man. The document includes the original Anglo-Norman French text from the Parliamentary Rolls and the Council's response directing the Irish Exchequer to certify land values and heir details. Relevant to early Manx political history and the island's strategic importance during the Scottish wars.
Date: 1314
Place: Dublin; Isle of Man; Ireland; Scotland
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Scottish and English Contention
Type: Petition
Date Created: 1314
Creator: Duncan Mackoury, gentleman in service of Sir John de Ergeyl
Audience: Edward II, King of England, and his Council
Identifier: Rotuli Parliamentorum, 8 Ed. II (8 Edward II); also referenced in Manx Society vols IV, VII, IX
Language: Anglo-Norman French and Middle English