Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821), to Swithnoth, comes
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King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants one sulung (aratrum) near Chart Sutton, Kent, with swine-pastures, to Swithnoth, comes; dated 814 (Sawyer, no. 173). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ be cert Suiðnoðes boec.’; and in a later hand, ‘tunes boec’.
Grant by Avicia, once the wife of Robert Blund, and Robert, their son, to Herent of Eresia, of land in Southwark
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Grant by Avicia, once the wife of Robert Blund, and Robert, their son, to Herent of Eresia, of part of the land in the territory of the bishop of Winchester in the marsh of Southwark. The land lies next to the Thames and between the land of Stefan to the east and that of Roger the crossbowman to...
Grant by Tecent, widow of Maurice de Kelham, to Rufford Abbey, of land at Buggewant and elsewhere
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Grant by Tecent, widow of Maurice de Kelham, giving to Rufford Abbey (Nottinghamshire), for her soul and those of her husband, their children, and all their ancestors, an acre of land in the southern field at Buggewant, half an acre of land in Cressington, and all the newly broken land in Lingwa...
Chirograph between Biddlesden Abbey and William son of Gregory, concerning the rent of a mill and land pledged to Belasez of Oxford
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Chirograph between Biddlesden Abbey (Buckinghamshire) and William son of Gregory, in which William concedes to the abbey the rent of a mill and land in his manor of Finmere (Oxfordshire), which he had pledged to Belasez of Oxford, Jew, for £32, on the condition that the abbey pay £4 annual inter...
Quitclaim by Margery daughter of Isabel, daughter of Alulf of Merch, to Biddlesden Abbey, of land at Whitfield
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Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery daughter of Isabel, daughter of Alulf of Merch, to Biddlesden Abbey (Buckinghamshire), of the donations made to the abbey by Thomas of Armentières and R. Barry of land in Whitfield (Northamptonshire), in the fee of the earl of Leicester. Endorsed: in four 1...
Grant by Lucy de Cokefield to Biddlesden Abbey of all her land in Charwelton
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Quitclaim by Lucy de Cokefield, with the assent of Adam, her son, to Biddlesden Abbey, of all her land in Charwelton (Northamptonshire), which lands she received in the court of the king at Westminster in a case against Ralph de Cheinduit. In return, the abbey will pay her a rent of 3 marks four...
Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, of 2 acres of land in Berkhamsted
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Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, for his homage and service, of 2 acres of land in the manor (halimoto) of Berkhamsted. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Halimoto’. Affixed with a fine seal of Petronilla, lozenge, green, with a full-length image of a wom...
Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey of salt rents in Hoilande and land in Houghton
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Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey, for the souls of Robert Grunwald, her husband, Pagan, her father, Adeliz de Raimes, William, her grandfather, and all her ancestors, of the salt rents and their appurtenances in Hoilande, and 1 virgate of land in Houghton. In return, Matilda and ...
Grant by Margaret de Quincy, widow, countess of Winchester, to Ulverscroft Priory
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Grant by Margaret [de Quincy] (d. 1235), widow, countess of Winchester and sister of Robert [de Beaumont] (d. 1204), earl of Leicester, to Prior Walter of Ulverscroft Priory [Leicestershire], of all her land in Ryall [Devon] and Bishop’s Hull [Somerset]. Date based on the death of Margaret’s hu...
Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz to Hugh Bard of a grant of land
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Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz, in her free power, without a man, to Hugh Bard, of all the land which Geoffrey de Lefremunt had of her ancestors in Kirketon, Walsby, Willoughby, Besthorpe, and in Birchwood [Nottinghamshire], which William the son and heir of Geoffrey gave to Hugh. Endorsed: i...