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State of the monastery of Vale Royal (Cheshire), at the visitation by the abbot of...
Catalogue reference: E 135/3/16
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This record is about the State of the monastery of Vale Royal (Cheshire), at the visitation by the abbot of... dating from 1508/9 Mar 16 in the series Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 135/3/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1508/9 Mar 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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State of the monastery of Vale Royal (Cheshire), at the visitation by the abbot of Dore (Herefordshire).
- Number of monks (18);
- Inventory of plate and vestments;
- Inventory of bedding, plate and vestments in the abbot's chamber, the guesthouse, pantry, kitchen;
- Inventory of livestock including that from Darnhall (Dernhall', Cheshire);
- Taxation and rents received from: Weaverham; Darnhall Knights and Bradford; Twemlow; the city of Chester; Northwich (Norwyco); Middlewich (medio Wyco); the church of Frodsham (Frodysham); the church of Weaverham; the church of Castleton; Parme and Mooresbarrow (Moresbaroo); the lordship of Kermincham (Kercham) with chapels; the church and lordship of Llanbadarn Fawr (Lampaternvaur, Wales);
- Granges: Darnhall Knights, Bradford and Hefferston (Heffurston), with the church of Frodsham and Weaverham are in the hands of the abbot.
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Stained. Portion of the seal of Abbot William of Vale Royal attached.
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3408266/
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E 135
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents
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