Record revealed
Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
The oldest complete document at The National Archives, this charter recording a grant of land dates back over 1,000 years.
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For that the taking of Inquisitions, Post Mortem, is not now in use, and the registering...
Catalogue reference: SP 116/349
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This record is about the For that the taking of Inquisitions, Post Mortem, is not now in use, and the registering... dating from [1667] in the series State Papers: Gazettes and Pamphlets: England. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SP 116/349
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1667]
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Description (What the record is about)
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For that the taking of Inquisitions, Post Mortem, is not now in use, and the registering of certificates in the Office of Arms, of the deaths, burials. marriages and issue of the nobility and gentry is discontinued [etc]. No imprint, [1667]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Population
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3677430/
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Series information
SP 116
State Papers: Gazettes and Pamphlets: England
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Within the series: SP 116
State Papers: Gazettes and Pamphlets: England
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