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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This diverse collection of medieval Irish records, written in Latin
and French between 1172 and 1320, was first published for the Rolls
Series in 1870. It was edited by the pioneering antiquary and
archivist Sir John Thomas Gilbert (1829 98), who selected the
documents primarily from archives in Dublin. The assembled material
concerns the early administration of the English settlement in
Ireland, touching on a variety of topics, including international
trade, municipal elections, maintenance of urban defences,
administration of Church lands, alcohol taxes and the grievances of
ordinary citizens. As such, this is an invaluable aid in the study
of medieval Irish economic, political, social and administrative
history. The material is divided into ninety-seven separate
sections and is supplemented by fifteen appendices, all of which
are summarised in English. A discussion of the principal
manuscripts and a general index accompany the text.
Edited by John Thomas Gilbert (1829 98), this register was
originally published in 1889 and derives from the oldest
administrative manuscript that survives from Anglo-Norman Ireland.
An influential historian whose work in the study of the history of
Ireland had enduring impact, Gilbert notably campaigned for
archival professionalism in the treatment of Irish historical
documents. He was knighted in 1897. St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin, a
royal foundation of Henry II, played an important role in the early
Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland. The majority of documents in
its register are grants of churches and land relating to the abbey
in the thirteenth century. Other notable documents highlighted by
Gilbert in his preface include those relating to important figures
in the abbey's history. This publication contains the Latin text of
the register with English side-notes and extensive footnotes
throughout, along with a helpful summary of contents.
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