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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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Grant by William the Smith (Faber), of Lepington, to Master Simon de Bekyngham, chancellor...
Catalogue reference: E 40/320
What’s it about?
This record is about the Grant by William the Smith (Faber), of Lepington, to Master Simon de Bekyngham, chancellor... dating from 1362 Jul 15 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. 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 40/320
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1362 Jul 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grant by William the Smith (Faber), of Lepington, to Master Simon de Bekyngham, chancellor of the church of St. Peter at York, and Sir John de Cotyngham, rector of the church of Brunnun, Robert de Neuton, Thomas Osgodby, and Martin de Cokermouth, of a toft in Lepington, paying a rose yearly if asked. York. Lepington, Friday, 15 July, 1362
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Seal
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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/C4939073/
Series information
E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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