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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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Lease from the King, on the advice of the Court of Wards and Liveries, to Sir John...
Catalogue reference: E 44/3
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This record is about the Lease from the King, on the advice of the Court of Wards and Liveries, to Sir John... dating from Jas I in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Modern Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 44/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- Jas I
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lease from the King, on the advice of the Court of Wards and Liveries, to Sir John Scott of Nettlestead, Kent, Sir Richard Smyth of Bromley, [Kent], Christopher Tollerbye of the parish of All Hallows, Lombard Street, London, esq, for a period during the minority of Thomas Smyth, the King's ward, son and heir of Sir John Smyth, deceased; concerning lands in Swynfield alias Swinfeld alias Northcourte, Boynton, Berwicke, Stamford, Sellindge, Saltwood, Otterpoole, Postling, Esshetisford alias Ashford, Esture alias Estoure, Bidden, Lidcourte, Estry, Worth and Whitstable, all in Kent; and a survey of the same lands (5ff)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- ^^ Part in Latin; damaged
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 1576
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4998545/
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Series information
E 44
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Modern Deeds, Series A
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Within the series: E 44
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Modern Deeds, Series A
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