The Magna Carta Project

Notification of the King's grant of protection to Fécamp Abbey

Identity

B129.2A

Title

Notification of the King's grant of protection to Fécamp Abbey

Beneficiary

Fécamp Abbey (Institutions)

Date of issue

27 July 1202

Place of issue

Rouen (Places)

Archive

Fécamp, Musée de la Bénédictine Inv:48

Copies

Seal

Sealed sur simple queue, seal impression missing, step for wrapping tie

Enrolled

Printed

Scribes

Comment

Cf. RLP, 15b, entered under 17 (recte 27) July: Abbas de Fiscampo habet litteras domini r(egis) de simplici protectione.

Photos
Photo of charter
Transcription

Ioh(anne)s Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hib(ernie) dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) et com(es) And(egauie) omnibus castellanis et bailliuis suis Norm(annie) salutem.  Mandamus vob(is) quod manuteneatis et defendatis omnes terras, homines, res, redditus et poss(essi)ones dilecti nostri abbatis Fiscann' nec inferatis ei nec ab aliquo inferri permittatis molestiam aut grauamen, et si quis ei in aliquo forisfecerit, id ei sine dilatione faciatis emendari.  T(este) me ipso apud Rothom', xxvii. die Iulii.

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