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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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Obligation by John, the abbot, and the convent of Ramsey, to Roger de Norton- in...
Catalogue reference: E 40/1234
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This record is about the Obligation by John, the abbot, and the convent of Ramsey, to Roger de Norton- in... dating from 1307 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 40/1234
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1307
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Description (What the record is about)
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Obligation by John, the abbot, and the convent of Ramsey, to Roger de Norton- in consideration of a messuage in 188 acres of land he has granted them in Houghton and Wytton by the King's licence and his own charter (see A. 1230 above) to provide a chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in St. Benedict's, Ramsey, for the souls of Roger and his ancestors at the altar of St. Nicholas; paying, such chaplain 70s. a year. Hunt. "In our Chapter House", Thursday, St. Andrew's day, 1307
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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