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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 the king, to the nuns of St. Mary's, Wikes, of a fair to be held yearly...
Catalogue reference: E 40/5272
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This record is about the Grant by the king, to the nuns of St. Mary's, Wikes, of a fair to be held yearly... dating from 1189 Nov 28 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 40/5272
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1189 Nov 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grant by the king, to the nuns of St. Mary's, Wikes, of a fair to be held yearly at Michaelmas fo three days, and confirmation of all grants to them by Henry II, with further grant of freedom fro all pleas and suits etc in the king's land. Witnesses:- Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury, William, archbishop of Rouen, H(ugh), bishop of Durham, H(ubert), bishop of Salisbury, J(ohn), bishop of Norwich, G(ilbert), bishop of Rochester, and others (named). Given by the hand of William de Longo Campo (Longchamp), elect of Ely, the chancellor. Essex. Canterbury, 28 November, 1 Richard I
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Fragments of Great Seal
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
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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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Grant by the king, to the nuns of St. Mary's, Wikes, of a fair to be held yearly...
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