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Add Ch 76860
- Record Id:
- 040-002179001
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002178983
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000348.0x000270
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Ch 76860
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Letters of E[dmund de Abingdon] Archbishop of Canterbury confirming, at the request of the Prioress and Convent of Westewod [Westwood near Droitwich, co. Worc.] the collation of the rent of five shillings due from Thomas fil. Osberti Halawart de Smelrigg for the soul of Henry the chaplain his brother, and also confirming the sentence of excommunication made against those who shall contradict the said grant, by W[illiam of Blois] Bishop of Worcester. Dated at Pershore, x kal. Augusti [23 July] in the 3rd year of his pontificate [1236]. Latin.
Seal of the archbishop. Design of obverse: the bishop standing with three gems (each a figure’s head) on each side. Legend:[.]SIGIL’:EAD[….]DEI GRA[……..]N[….]ENSIS ARCHIEPISCOPI. Pointed oval, c. 75 x c 48 mm. Birch, nos 1202-1204. Uncoloured wax, varnished; fair. Damage to design and legend. On tag. Design of reverse: martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury with the suppliant bishop half-length under a five-centred arch below. Legend: §EADMVNDUM DOCEAT MORS MEA NE TIMEAT. Pointed oval, 55 x 35 mm. § stands for a cross with a crescent below. Birch, nos. 1202-1204. Uncoloured wax, varnished; fair. Complete. Counterseal. On tag.
Saint Edmund Rich,; Archbishop of Canterbury: Westwood Priory; Worcestershire: Letters of confirmation of Edmund Rich, made at the request of Westwood Priory: 1236: Lat: Seal.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Charters and Rolls
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002178983
040-002179001 - Is part of:
- Add Ch 76843-76903 : Pakington Charters. Miscellaneous charters relating to the Pakington family of Aylesbury, co. Bucks
Add Ch 76860 : Letters of E[dmund de Abingdon] Archbishop of Canterbury confirming, at the request of the Prioress and Convent of Westewod… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002178983[0018]/040-002179001
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add Ch 76843-76903
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1236
- End Date:
- 1236
- Date Range:
- [23 Jul 1236]
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Rich, Edmund, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, (reigned: 1234-1240)
Westwood Priory, Worcestershire