Confirmation by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Windsor and Catteshall
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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, ...
Grant by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Blewbury
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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)...
Grant by Empress Matilda to Reading Abbey of lands in Blewbury (duplicate)
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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...
Indulgence granted by Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of Hereford, to visitors to the relics of St James the Apostle at Reading Abbey
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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 ...
Notification by Empress Matilda of her confirmation of the grant of the church of Stanton to Reading Abbey
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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)...
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
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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...
Grant by Adeliza of Louvain, widowed Queen of England, to Reading Abbey, for the maintenance of the lights before the body of Henry I
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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...