Chirograph of Fredescendis, abbess of Maubeuge, granting land to Guarin, abbot of Vicogne
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Chirograph of Fredescendis, abbess of Maubeuge, granting to Guarin, abbot of Vicogne (also called Casa Dei), a carucate of land in Beldenies, called the Land of St Aldegund, and the field of Gouinleu. Guarin was abbot of Vicogne 1129-1151, and then abbot of Laon until his death in 1171. The wit...
Charter of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Robert of Braybrooke (d. 1211), 25 July 1208
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Notification of King John's confirmation to Robert of Braybrooke and his heirs of land from various people in the counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Leicestershire. Witnessed by William IV de Warenne, Earl of Surrey (d. 1240); William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel (d....
Grant by Aubrey de Vere and Isabel de Bolebec to Woburn Abbey of tenements in Warndon
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Grant by Aubrey de Vere (b. c. 1163, d. 1214] and Isabel de Bolebec (b. c.. 1164, d. 1245), for their souls and those of all their ancestors and heirs, to Woburn Abbey [Bedfordshire], of all their tenements in Warndon [Bedfordshire] pertaining to the fee of Bolebec, which Walter de Bolebec held;...
Will of Joan Ward, widow, of St Saviour’s Parish, Southwark
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Probate copy of the will of Joan Ward, widow, of St Saviour’s Parish, Southwark, given on 22 August 1544, proved 20 April 1545. Affixed with a fragmentary seal of William Geoffrey, official of the Archdeacon of Surrey, lozenge, red, a heraldic shield with a saltire (see Birch, Catalogue of Seal...
Isabel of Portugal claims her rights to the crown of England and declares herself universal heiress of Henry VI, the late king
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Isabel of Portugal (b. 1397, d. 1471), daughter of João I (John I), King of Portugal (r. 1385-1433), granddaughter of John of Gaunt (b. 1340, d. 1399), and dowager Duchess of Burgundy, claims her rights to the crown of England and declares herself universal heiress of the late king, Henry VI (r....
Letter of Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England, granting power to William de Verges to do fealty in her name to Guy, Count of Flanders
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Eleanor of Castile (b. c. 1240, d. 1290), Queen of England, grants power to William de Vergers, yeoman, to do fealty in her name to Guy [of Dampierre] (b. c. 1226, d. 1305), count of Flanders, for the land in Flanders that has fallen to her by hereditary right; given at York, 16 August of Edward...
GRANTS of lands, etc., belonging to the family of Caryll, in various counties; tempp. Hen. III.-George II. [see also 18,557- 19,062, 22,614]. Presented by C. W. Dilke, Esq.
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Caryll family; of Harting: Deeds relating to: tempp.Hen. III.-Geo. III.