On the History, Position, and Treatment of the Public Records of IrelandJ.R. Smith, 1864 - 201 pages |
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abstracts acres arable ancient records Anglo-Irish Archivists authority Brehon law Burgesses Calendars of Patent Chancery in Ireland charter Church Clerk Close Rolls commence Commissioners Connaught containing Court Crown customs documents Dublin Earl Editor Edward Edward III Elizabeth English enrolled entries Erck Exchequer extent Fiants Gaelic grants Hardiman Henry VIII Hiberniæ Irish Public Records Irish Record Commission James James Hardiman John Perrot Kilkenny king of arms King's labours lands Lascelles Letters Patent London Lord Majesty's Majesty's Treasury manor Master ment mentioned muniments original Parlia passage Patent and Close Patent Rolls plagiarised from ib Plagiarisms Plea Roll portion Prefaces printed published Records of Ireland reign of Henry Repertory Repository Richard II Rolls of Chancery Rolls of Ireland seal second volume Sir John Davies Statute of Kilkenny Statute Rolls tion Tower Records town translated Treasury Ulster king verbatim Waterford William writ writers
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