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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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Indenture witnessing that whereas Richard Hervy, citizen and goldsmith of London,...
Catalogue reference: E 40/2453
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This record is about the Indenture witnessing that whereas Richard Hervy, citizen and goldsmith of London,... dating from 1360-1361 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 40/2453
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1360-1361
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Description (What the record is about)
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Indenture witnessing that whereas Richard Hervy, citizen and goldsmith of London, and Alice his wife, have granted to William Welpele, citizen and shoemaker of London, a messuage with houses in the parish of St. Albans's Wood Street, and Richard is bound to William in 20l. to be paid at the Nativity of St. John the Baptist next; the said William grants that if he and his heirs peaceably hold the said messuage, the said bond shall be of no force: [Middx.]. Sunday the Purification, 34 Edward III
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4941206/
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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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Indenture witnessing that whereas Richard Hervy, citizen and goldsmith of London,...
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