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1. Add Ch 19573

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Title:
Grant by Adeliza of Louvain, widowed Queen of England, to Reading Abbey, for the maintenance of the lights before the body of Henry I
Scope & Content:
Adeliza of Louvain (b. c. 1103, d. 1151), widowed Queen of England and second wife of Henry I (r. 1100-1135), grants lands and a church in her manor of Stanton, Oxfordshire, to Reading Abbey, for the maintenance of the lights before the body of the King, buried in the abbey. Witnessed by Herman...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1135 and 1151
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 19574

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Title:
Order of Adeliza of Louvain, widowed Queen of England, to Abbot Edward and Reading Abbey, commanding them not to alienate the church of Stanton or her other grants
Scope & Content:
Adeliza of Louvain (b. c. 1103, d. 1151), widowed Queen of England and second wife of Henry I (r. 1100-1135), orders Abbot E(dward) (fl. 1136–1154) and the convent of Reading Abbey not to alienate the church of Stanton, Oxfordshire, or any other of her grants to them. Witnessed by Reinald (or R...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1138 and 1151
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Add Ch 19576

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Title:
Confirmation by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Windsor and Catteshall
Scope & Content:
Empress Matilda (b. 1102, d. 1167), daughter of Henry I, King of England (r. 1100-1135), confirms the grant to Reading Abbey of the land of Windsor, Berkshire, and Catteshall, Surrey, made by Geoffrey Purcell when he became a monk there, for the salvation of her own soul and that of her father, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1141
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Add Ch 19577

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Title:
Grant by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Blewbury
Scope & Content:
Empress Matilda (b. 1102, d. 1167), daughter of Henry I, King of England (r. 1100-1135), grants to Reading Abbey the town of Blewbury, Berkshire, for the commemoration of the souls of Henry, her father, Matilda, her mother, and in acknowledgment of the service of Brian fitz Count (fl. 1125–1142)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1143 and 1147
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Add Ch 19578

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Title:
Notification by Empress Matilda of her confirmation of the grant of the church of Stanton to Reading Abbey
Scope & Content:
Empress Matilda (b. 1102, d. 1167), daughter of Henry I, King of England (r. 1100-1135), notifies A(lexander), bishop of Lincoln (r. 1133-1148), and the barons of Oxfordshire, of her confirmation of the grant of church of Stanton to Reading Abbey, originally granted by Queen A(deliza of Louvain)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1141
Extent:
1 leaf

6. Add Ch 19579

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Title:
Grant by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Blewbury (duplicate)
Scope & Content:
Empress Matilda (b.1102, d. 1167), daughter of Henry I, King of England (r. 1100-1135), grants to Reading Abbey the town of Blewbury, Berkshire, for the souls of Henry, her father, and Matilda, her mother, and in acknowledgment of the service of Brian fitz Count (fl. 1125–1142). Given at Deviz...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1143 and 1147
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Add Ch 19587

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Title:
Indulgence granted by Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Hereford, to visitors to the relics of St James the Apostle at Reading Abbey
Scope & Content:
Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Hereford (b. c. 1110, d. 1187) grants an indulgence for twenty days, to all those visiting the relics of St James the Apostle at Reading Abbey, upon or during the octave of his festival. Endorsed: 'Gileb[ertus]. Hereford. d[e] absolutio[n]e penite[n]tiu[m] i[n] festo ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1148-1163
Extent:
1 leaf

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