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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 de Ram' to Adam son of Ranulph son of Adam, of half his land in...
Catalogue reference: E 40/2146
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This record is about the Grant by William de Ram' to Adam son of Ranulph son of Adam, of half his land in... dating from 1154-1189 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 40/2146
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1154-1189
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grant by William de Ram' to Adam son of Ranulph son of Adam, of half his land in Egeswere and [Sta]nmere, which Ranulph, Adam's father, held of Roger, William's father, except his dwelling house at Stanmere, and the church and the meadow west of his garden, to hold by the service of half a knight's fee; and also a reasonable road for a horse and cart through his land from Adam's house to the church. For this grant Adam has given him six marcs, and to Sara his wife 5s. Witnesses:- Roger, prior of St, Bartholomew's, Richard de Ram', Geoffrey Bucuint, William le Engleis, and others (named): [Middx.]. [Henry II?]
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- Topics
- Road Transport
- Landed estates
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E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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