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BEAUMONT CHARTERS
Catalogue reference: BMC
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This record is about the BEAUMONT CHARTERS dating from 12th-17th centuries.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BMC
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Title (The name of the record)
- BEAUMONT CHARTERS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 12th-17th centuries
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection of over one hundred charters relating to abbeys in Normandy, part of a collection assembled by the Abbé de la Rue (1751-1835), the noted Norman scholar. The documents comprise deeds, licences, grants and legal agreements concerning lands belonging to the Abbeys of Notre Dame at Ardenne and Barbery, and to abbeys at Caen, Fécamp, Fontenay-le-Tesson, Gouffern, Troarn and Vignats. Much of the material dates from the 12th and 13th centuries, constituting a significant source for studies of land-holding and the organization of religious houses in medieval France.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Rue, Abbe, de la, 1751-1835, scholar</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 17 Sub Fonds
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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In every entry, the accession number and the original number given by Abbé de la Rue can be found in 'Archival History'
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>Published handlist, Robert Fawtier, Handlist of Charters, Deeds, and Similar Documents in the Possession of the John Rylands Library, vol. 1 (Manchester, 1925).</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/60e6925a-1476-45f8-99f6-8a7066fd54ff/
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BEAUMONT CHARTERS