Royal Command to Deliver Manx Prisoners from Porchester, 1213
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Royal Command to Deliver Manx Prisoners from Porchester, 1213
- Description
- A royal writ from King John commanding Henry, son of Earl, to release Manx prisoners held at Porchester Castle and report their names and number. A parallel writ was issued to the Sheriff of Salisbury regarding prisoners at Dover. This document records early medieval diplomatic relations between the English Crown and the Kingdom of Mann.
- Date
- 16 May 1213
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- King John
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1213-05-16
- Creator
- King John of England
- Audience
- Henry, son of Earl; Sheriff of Salisbury
- Identifier
- Rotuli Litterarum Patentium, 14 Johann (John's 14th regnal year)
- Language
- Latin (original); English (transcription)