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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 Alexander de Welvetham, to Custance, the prioress, and the nuns of Wykes,...
Catalogue reference: E 40/3790
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This record is about the Grant by Alexander de Welvetham, to Custance, the prioress, and the nuns of Wykes,... dating from [1100-1603] 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 40/3790
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1100-1603]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grant by Alexander de Welvetham, to Custance, the prioress, and the nuns of Wykes, in frank almoin, of 4s. yearly rent which Wlward son of Simon used to pay him (for a tenement) in Stowe. Witnesses:- Adam de Horningsherde and others (named). (Suff. ).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Seal, broken
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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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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4942543/
Series information
E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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