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Notification of the King's grant to the abbey of Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt (near Rennes) and the prioress and nuns of Lillechurch of the manor of Lillechurch

Identity

B123A

Title

Notification of the King's grant to the abbey of Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt (near Rennes) and the prioress and nuns of Lillechurch of the manor of Lillechurch

Beneficiary

Lillechurch Priory (Institutions)

Date of issue

15 May 1202

Place of issue

Portchester (Places)

Archive

Cambridge, St John's College Archives D98.28 - By permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College, Cambridge

Copies

B = Ibid. D46.24, in an original inspeximus by G(ilbert Glanvill) bp of Rochester, apparently taken from a duplicate original with minor variations, c.1202.

Seal

Sealed sur double queue, parchment tag through a single slit, central portion of seal impression in natural wax varnished brown. The tag itself 295mm. from top to bottom, or 590mm. in total length.

Enrolled

Printed

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: cart(a) Ioh(ann)is regis (s.xiv/xv); donacio manerii de Lillychirche r(egis) pred(icti) (s.xiv/xv).  Approx. 242 X 105 + 40mm. 

Photos
Photo of charter
Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybernie dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) com(es) Andeg(auie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abb(at)ibus, comitibus, baronibus, iustic(iis), vicecom(itibus), prepositis aet omnibus ball(iuis) et fidelibus suisa salutem.  Sciatis bnosb dedisse et concessisse et presenti carta cnostrac confirmasse Deo et abbatie sancte Marie de Sancto Sulpicio et priorisse et monialibus de dLillechirch'd manerium de Lillechirched in puram et perpetuam elemosinam cum omnibus pertinentiis suis cum omni integritate sua et cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus ad ill(u)d pertinentibus.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod predicte moniales habeant et teneant manerium illud bene et in pace, libere et quiete et honorifice, integre et plenarie in perpetuum.  T(estibus): Gaufr(ido) fil(io) Petri comite Essex', Hug(one) eBardulf'e, Will(el)mo fBriwerr'f, Roberto de gTurnhamg, Will(el)mo de hKantilupoh, Hug(one) de Neuill'.  Dat' per manum Symonis iWell' archid(iacon)ii apud Porecestr' xv. die Maii anno regni nostri tercio.

aministris et omnibus ball(iu)is et fidelibus suis B bnos A, me B cnostra not in B dLillecherch' B eBard' B fBriewerr' B gTurneham Steph(ano) De Turneham B hCantilupo B iarchidiaconi Wellen' B

Calendar

Notification that the king has given and granted and in the present charter confirmed to the Abbey of Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt and the prioress and nuns of Lillechurch the manor of Lillechurch.

Original Charters of King John