The Magna Carta Project

Notification of the King's grant of protection to Selby Abbey, confirming lands and liberties

Identity

A2

Title

Notification of the King's grant of protection to Selby Abbey, confirming lands and liberties

Beneficiary

Selby Abbey (Institutions)

Date of issue

26 February 1204

Place of issue

York (Places)

Archive

British Library Additional Charter 45799

Copies

B = TNA C 53/ (Charter Roll 5 John) m., s.xiii in.

Seal

Sealed sur double queue, pink and white cords through 3 holes, seal impression missing.

Enrolled

TNA C 53/ (Charter Roll 5 John) m.

Printed

(from B) RC, 121b-122. 

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: warr' apud Cri... (s.xiii ex); .... de priuileg(iis) (s.xiii ex); carta regis Ioh(ann)is ii. bin' (s.xv); various post-medieval endorsements.  Approx. 270 X 160 + 29mm. Damp damage along the central fold, letters missing.    

Letters in brackets below <> illegible in A, supplied from RC.  Letters in bold below preserved in A but not in the enrolment B.

Photos
Photo of charterPhoto of charter
Transcription

Ioh(anne)s Dei gratia arex Angl(ie) dominus Hybern(ie) dux Norm(annie) et Aquit(anie) et com(es) And(egauie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, com(itibus), baron(ibus), iustic(iis), vic(ecomitibus), senescall(is), preposit(is), ministris et omnibus ball(iu)is et fidelibus suis salutema.  Sciatis nos recepisse in nostra propria manu, custodia et protectione sicut unam de propriis elemosinis nostris abbatiam sancti Germani de Seleby cum omnibus pertinentiis suis.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod predicta abb(at)ia de Seleby et monachi in ea Deo seruientes omnia tenementa sua teneant bene et in pace, libere et quiete, integre et plenarie et honorifice, in bosco et plano, in pratis et pascuis, in aquis et mariscis et in piscariis, in toftis et croftis, in viis et semitis et in omnibus locis tam in burgo quam extra burgum libera et quieta de geldo et danegeld et auxiliis vic(ecomitum) et de francopleg(io), ita tamen quod francumpleg(ium) per visum seruientis nostri fiat in curia ipsius abbatis, et mis(eri)c(or)die inde prouenientes sint ipsius abbatis et successorum suorum, et de wapentag(iis) et hundr(edis) et scyris et tenmanetal' et de pecunia danda pro murdr(o) et summagiis nisi teneant feod(as) unde summagias facere debeant et cariagiis et omnibus occasionibus et de wastis et essartis et de parcis, viuariis et de stagnis firmandis cum bsaca et sokab et tol et theam et infangenthef et utfangentheof et cblodwitec et wrecc et omnibus aliis libertatibus que ad predictam abbatiam pertinent, et volumus detd precipimus quod predicti monachi et homines eorum habeant saluum conductum nostrum et sint quieti et liberi de passagio et pontagio et thelon(i)o et stallagio per omnes ciuitates nostras et burgos et vendant libere et quiete ea que habuerint de nutritura et pastura et terra propria et emant libere et quiete sibi enecessariae ad usus fetf sustentationem propriam, salua in omnibus libertate ciuitatis London', et volumus quod abbas et monachi de Seleby sint quieti a trauerso per omnes portus nostros et quod homines eorum habeant in pace omnia catalla sua ubicumque naues eorum fregerint in terra nostra dummodo aliquis eorum a naufragio viuus euaserit, et si quis versus domum illam aliquid de possessionibus eius clamauerit, prohibemus ne pro aliquo respondeant nec in placitum ponantur nisi per nos et in presentia nostra vel coram capitali iustic(iario) gnostrog.  Preterea concessimus et presenti carta nostra confirmauimus predictis abbati et monachis de Seleby quod habeant warennam in manerio suo de hStanford'h quod est infra forestam nostram et in manerio suo de iCruli et pertinentiis et quod nullus venetur in warennis ill(is) sine licentia eorum super forsifacturam decem libr(arum), et quod habeant captionem omnium piscium in omnibus aquis suis exceptis his que ad nos jpertinentj de piscibus regalibus.  kTest(ibus)k: Galfr(ido) fil(io) Petri com(ite) Essex', Rob(erto) fil(io) Rogeri, Will(elm)o Briwerr', Hugon(e) de Neuill', Simone de Pateshull', Will(elm)o de lCantilup'l, Petro de Stok'.  Dat' per manum Simonis prepositi Beuerlac' et archidiacon(i) Well' apud Eborac' xxvi. die Febr(uarii) anno regni nostri quinto.

aetc. B bsoce et saca B cblodwitte B dB inserts firmiter eneccesaria B fad B gnostra B hStamford' B iCriol' B jpertineant B kHiis Test(ibus) B lCantilupo' B

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted his protection to the Abbey of St German of Selby and confirmed various liberties, and that he grants and confirms to the abbot and monks free warren in their manor of Stainforth, which is within the royal forest, and in the manor of Crowle(?), and that they may have exclusive fishing rights in all their waterways except those that pertain to the king for the provision of fish for the king.

Original Charters of King John