Petition of Duncan Mackoury to Edward II for wardship and marriage rights (1314)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Petition of Duncan Mackoury to Edward II for wardship and marriage rights (1314)
- Description
- A 14th-century petition from Duncan Mackoury, gentleman to Sir John de Ergeyl, to King Edward II requesting wardship and marriage rights of an Irish heir's lands in compensation for military service in Scotland and losses suffered. The document is presented in both English and Anglo-Norman French, with the royal council's response. Though pre-Revestment era, it provides context on Isle of Man's medieval governance and feudal structure.
- Date
- 1314
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Scottish and English Contention
- Type
- Petition
- Date Created
- 1314
- Creator
- Duncan Mackoury
- Audience
- Edward II and his Council
- Identifier
- Rotuli Parliamentorum, 8 Edw. II
- Language
- English, Anglo-Norman French