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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 William de Capthofft to Sir John de Melsa of a toft and croft called 'Cudbert...
Catalogue reference: E 40/369
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This record is about the Release by William de Capthofft to Sir John de Melsa of a toft and croft called 'Cudbert... dating from [1100-1500] 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 40/369
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1100-1500]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Release by William de Capthofft to Sir John de Melsa of a toft and croft called 'Cudbert Croft,' in Lepyngton. Witnesses:- Sir Richard Trusbud, knt., Richard de Bernewile, of Leging,' Richard Walays, of Acclom, and others (named). York
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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/C4939122/
Series information
E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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