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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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Bec Abbey (William, abbot) to Cleeve Abbey: Grant that whereas the grantees hold...
Catalogue reference: E 42/297
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This record is about the Bec Abbey (William, abbot) to Cleeve Abbey: Grant that whereas the grantees hold... dating from [1193-1205] in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AS. 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 42/297
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1193-1205]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bec Abbey (William, abbot) to Cleeve Abbey: Grant that whereas the grantees hold of them the church of St. Andrew, Cleeve, which is a prebend of the church of Wells, at perpetual farm, they shall be quit of payments due to the grantors when the said churc
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- h shall be in the hands of the canons of Wells on the death of an abbott of Bec: [Som.]^^
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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
- Landed estates
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4852821/
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E 42
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AS
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Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AS
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