Queen Elizabeth 1st Charter plus later translated copy
TitleQueen Elizabeth 1st Charter plus later translated copy
ReferenceYTR/A/1/8
Date
3 Jul 1559
Production date 1559 - 1559
Scope and Content1) Charter (in Latin) granted in the first year of Elizabeth I’s reign to the mayor & c. of Youghal. It recites the charters of 2 Richard III and 12 Henry VII. It also allows the mayor & c. to buy lands form those willing to sell, and allows the town to hold these lands in capite once their value does not exceed £6 per annum.
2) Translated copy of the charter (10pp), early 1800s
2) Translated copy of the charter (10pp), early 1800s
Extent1 skin, 10pp
Persons keywordElizabeth 1st Queen
SubjectYoughal, County Cork
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