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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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Mayor, burgesses, etc., of Southampton to The King: Covenant, for seven years, to...
Catalogue reference: E 42/541
What’s it about?
This record is about the Mayor, burgesses, etc., of Southampton to The King: Covenant, for seven years, to... dating from 2 Hen VII 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 42/541
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2 Hen VII
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mayor, burgesses, etc., of Southampton to The King: Covenant, for seven years, to take sufficient surety from the master or purser of every English ship, to the double value of the ship, in Southampton, Keyhaven, Milford, Lymingtom, Exbury, Fawley (Falley
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- ), Bursledon (Briseldon), and other creeks and members, for the good behaviour of the crews, the arrest of robbers, etc.: Hants^^English
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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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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4853062/
Series information
E 42
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AS
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