William Vertue (?), Design for a proposed funerary monument for King Henry VI of England (r. 1422–1461, 1470–1471) at Westminster Abbey
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Design in pen and grey-brown washes for a monument proposed for the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey constructed by King Henry VII, linked to an effort to canonize Henry VI. The shrine was never built: a tomb for Henry VII and his queen was instead erected on the site. Inscribed in a 17th-centu...
Grant of King Hlothhere of Kent (673–685) to Abbot Beorhtwald (archbishop of Canterbury 692–731) and his monastery
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King Hlothhere of Kent grants land at Westanæ in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, and at Sturry, Kent, to Abbot Beorhtwald and his monastery; dated May 679, Reculver (Sawyer, no. 8). The earliest surviving single-sheet Anglo-Saxon charter.
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Cyneberht, comes
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King Æthelbald of the Mercians and of the South Angli grants ten hides (cassati) at Ismere by the river Stour and land at Brochyl in Morfe forest, Worcestershire, to Cyneberht, comes, for the construction of a minster: dated 736 (Sawyer, no. 56). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘Norð stur.’; a...
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Dudda, minister
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King Offa of the Mercians grants to Duddonus (Dudda), minister, 4 hides (cassatae) near Salmonsbury in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire; dated 779, Hartleford, Gloucestershire, confirmed at Gumley, Leicestershire (Sawyer, no. 114). Endorsed in a 9th- or 10th-century hand, ‘burhtunes boc’.
Grant and confirmation of King Wulfhere of the Mercians (d. 675) to St Peter’s, Medeshamstede
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King Wulfhere of the Mercians confirms and grants to St Peter’s Minster, Medeshamstede land at Peterborough (Medeshamstede), Thorpe Hall, Dogsthorpe, Eastfield near Peterborough, Newark, Garton End, Eye, Werrington, Gunthorpe, Peakirk, Glinton, Deeping Gate, Peakirk Marsh, Eye Marsh, the hermita...
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Pershore Abbey
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King Edgar grants to Pershore Abbey privileges and restoration of land at Pershore, and of 10 hides (mansi) at Bricklehampton, 10 at Comberton, 5 at Pensham in Pershore St Andrew, 16 at Eckington, 10 at Birlingham, 10 at Defford, 10 at Strensham, 10 at Besford, land at Cromban (? Croombe Perry i...
Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A.', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975)
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Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975), which grants privileges and the restoration of land to Pershore Abbey. Godfrey's confirmation of the document's authenticity is based on its three se...
Grant of King Cnut (r. 1016-1035) to Bury St Edmunds Abbey
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King Cnut grants privileges and renders of fish from Welle (Upwell and Outwell), Norfolk, and of eels from Lakenheath, Suffolk, to Bury St Edmunds Abbey; 1021 × 1023, spurious (Sawyer, no. 980). Endorsed in a 15th- or 16th-century hand, ‘Carta Regis Canuti’.
Grant of King Wiglaf of the Mercians (fl. 827–c. 840) to the minster at Hanbury, Worcestershire
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King Wiglaf of the Mercians grants privileges to the minster at Hanbury, Worcestershire, in return for the surrender to the king of 20 hides at Iddeshale (? Idsall, Salop.), land at Hæccaham (? Hanbury, Worcs.), 10 hides at Felda by Weoduman (? in Beanhall in Feckenham, Worcs.), and in return fo...