Deep History, Deepening Collaborations

76 Above: Detail of the notarial mark of Robert Boleyn, notary public and a clerk of King Richard II (1377–99), authenticating a submission from X during the king’s expedition to Ireland of 1394–5. Credit: TNA C 47/10/25. ‘There is a great untilled field awaiting the historical student, and to such we of the Records Office offer a cordial welcome.’ – Herbert Wood, Deputy Keeper of the Public Record Office of Ireland, writing in 1912.