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Notification of the King’s restoration of a rent in Heydon to Constance daughter of Robert Furre

Identity

B117A

Title

Notification of the King’s restoration of a rent in Heydon to Constance daughter of Robert Furre

Beneficiary

Constance daughter of Robert Furre (People)

Date of issue

2 May 1202

Place of issue

Roche-d’Orival, France (Places)

Archive

Chelmsford, Essex Record Office D/DB T1437/1 - Reproduced by courtesy of the Essex Record Office

Copies

B = TNA C 52/42 (Cartae Antiquae Roll SS) no.11, s.xiii in.

Seal

Sealed sur double queue, dark pink and dark blue cords of fine silk through 3 holes, central portion of seal impression in natural wax varnished reddish brown.

Enrolled

Printed

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: carta I(ohannis) reg(is) de ten(enementis) in Haiden' redditis Constancie fil(ie) Roberti Furre (s.xiv); Ess' (s.xiv).  Approx. 165 X 108 + 31mm. 

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Transcription

Ioh(anne)s Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybernie dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) com(es) And(egauie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, com(itibus), bar(onibus), iustic(iis), vic(ecomitibus), prepositis, ministris et omnibus ball(iu)is et fidelibus suis salutem.  Sciatis nos reddidisse per iuditium curie nostre Constanc(ie) fil(i)e Roberti Furre totam terram et redditum que fuerunt ipsius Roberti in Heyden’ et in London’ sicut recto heredi ipsius Roberti de qua nob(is) constat quod eius rectus heres sit per inquisitionem quam Gaufr(idus) fil(ius) Petri tunc iustic(iarius) noster inde fecit fieri in curia nostra per preceptum nostrum.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod predicta Constanc(ia) et heredes sui post ipsam habeant et teneant predictam terram et redditum bene et in pace, libere et quiete, integre et plenarie cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus suis saluo seruitio quod predicta terra nob(is) debet.  Testibus: H(uberto) Cant’ archiepiscopo, E(ustachio) Elyen', S(auarico) Bathon’ episcopis, Gaufr(ido) fil(i)o Petri com(ite) Essex’, Warino fil(i)o Geroldi, Petro de Stok’, Roberto de Veteriponte, Gaufr(id)o de Lucy, Hug(one) de Neuill'.  Dat' per manum S(imonis) archid(iaconi) Wellen' apud Auriuallem, ii. die Maii anno regni nostri tertio.

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Notification that the king has restored, by judgement of his court, to Constance daughter of Robert Furre the land and rent that was held by Robert Furre in Heydon and in London, as Constance is Robert’s heir, it being clear to the king that she is the rightful heir as a result off an inquisition held by Geoffrey fitz Peter, Justiciar, in the king’s court by royal mandate.

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