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State of the Charterhouse, London, following the death of the founder, Walter Mauny,...
Catalogue reference: E 135/2/42
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This record is about the State of the Charterhouse, London, following the death of the founder, Walter Mauny,... dating from [Ric.II.] in the series Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents. 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)
- E 135/2/42
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Date (When the record was created)
- [Ric.II.]
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Description (What the record is about)
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State of the Charterhouse, London, following the death of the founder, Walter Mauny, knight, and the execution of his testament which included a large bequest of the debts of Edward III, late king of England, and Edward [of Woodstock], late Prince of Wales.
Places mentioned: Cromer church (Norfolk); Edlesborough church (Buckinghamshire); St. Christopher le Stocks church, London; North Mimms church (Hertfordshire); Plumstead manor (Kent); Great Staughton church (Huntingdonshire);
People mentioned: a certain Roger staying with the bishop of London; Beatrice de Mountviron or Mounvyroun; J. Rouland, parson of North Mimms; John Waltham, bishop of Salisbury, and treasurer of England; Sir Peter Wood or 'de Bosco'.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- parchment membranes
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 1 m.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Religions
- Debt
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3408232/
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E 135
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents
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Within the series: E 135
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