Grant of King Eadred (r. 946-955) to the thegn Wulfric
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King Eadred grants 12 hides (cassati) at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire – bounds of 20 hides at Bourton, 7 hides at Maugersbury, and 7 hides at Daylesford, Gloucestershire – to the thegn (miles) Wulfric; dated 949 (Sawyer, no. 550).
Quitclaim by Isabel, prioress of Markyate, to Hugh de Ard
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Quitclaim by Isabel, prioress of Markyate, Bedfordshire, to Hugh de Ard, of all the priory’s lands, rents and people in Diddington, Cambridgeshire, and Kinewaldesham. Endorsed: in a faded 17th-century hand, ‘A graunt from the / … and with / all that … / …’.
Annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
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Annulment of the marriage of 6 January 1540 between Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), King of England and Ireland, and Anne of Cleves (b. 1515, d. 1557), Queen of England and fourth consort of Henry VIII, issued by Thomas Cranmer (b. 1489, d. 1556), archbishop of Canterbury; dated 9 July 1540. Bearing...
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Robert Corbet
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King John of England, grants a market every Wednesday at Caos [Caws, Shopshire] to Robert Corbet. Witnessed by Geoffrey, son of Peter, earl of Essex; William Mariscallus, earl of Pembroke; William Briwerr, and others. Dated by the hands of Symon [Fitz Robert], archdeacon of Wells; and John de G...
Inspection and confirmation by Petronilla of Nereford of a charter for Campsey Priory
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Inspection and confirmation by Petronilla of Nereford of an inspection and confirmation by Cecily of Ufford, daughter and heir of Robert de Valoines, of a charter of William Testard of Cranford, which he made to Prioress Margery and Campsey Priory [Suffolk], with the king’s licence and at the in...
Grant of Alan Stewart, son of Walter (d. 1204), to Coupar Angus Abbey
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Alan son of Walter, steward of the king of Scots, grants and by this his charter establishes to Coupar Angus Abbey one full toft in his burgh of Renfrew next to the cemetery and a fishing net for salmon in the River Clyde, in perpetual alms, for the souls of King David and King Malcolm and Earl H...
Grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to himself
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King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants of 20 hides (cassati) om Homme (at South Hams, Devon) to himself; dated 26 December 847 [= 846], Dorchester, Dorset, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 298) Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘to hamme.’
Confirmation by Alexander II of Scotland of a confirmation by Alexander, steward of Scotland, to Melrose Abbey
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Confirmation by Alexander II of Scotland of a confirmation by Alexander, steward of Scotland, to Melrose Abbey, of a grant by Richard le Waleys, tenant of the same Alexander, of land in Barmor and Godeneth, and of a grant by the same Alexander of freedom from suit at court, etc. due for their po...
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Wulfflæd
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King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants land at Aldington, Worcestershire, to Wulfflæd; fragment (Sawyer, no. 1861). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Carta aeuis cenuulf facta Wlfled de aldantune.’