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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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Release by Alice, relict of Robert le Barn, formerly citizen of Chester, to the abbot...
Catalogue reference: E 40/206
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This record is about the Release by Alice, relict of Robert le Barn, formerly citizen of Chester, to the abbot... dating from [1100-1603] in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 40/206
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1100-1603]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Release by Alice, relict of Robert le Barn, formerly citizen of Chester, to the abbot and convent of vale Royal (de Valle Regali), for 100s. paid down, of her right by way of dower to the lands and tenements her former husband sold them in Chester, except one shop which she cannot alienate during her life, but which shall revert to the convent immediately on her decease. Witnesses:- Sir John de Wethenhale, Godefrey, clerk of the castle (clerico castri), then chamberlain of Chester, and others (named) Cheshire.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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Within the series: E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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Release by Alice, relict of Robert le Barn, formerly citizen of Chester, to the abbot...
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