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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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Confirmation by H(ugh), abbot of Ramsey, of the grant by Geoffrey the Cook (Coci),...
Catalogue reference: E 40/133
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This record is about the Confirmation by H(ugh), abbot of Ramsey, of the grant by Geoffrey the Cook (Coci),... dating from 1216-1231 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 40/133
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1216-1231
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Description (What the record is about)
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Confirmation by H(ugh), abbot of Ramsey, of the grant by Geoffrey the Cook (Coci), brother of Gervase de Hokes, of Cranfeld, to Thomas the Mason (Cementar'), of Wuburn, of the tenement in which Gervase de Hokes died seised in demesne as of fee to be held of the abbot and his successors on payment of half a marc of silver yearly at the same three terms as the other tenants of the abbey in Cranfeld. Witnesses:- Geoffrey Rodland, William de Wassingele, Ralph the Marshal (Mariscallo), of Cranfeld, and others (named). Bedf. A. D. 1216-1231
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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