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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.
Series
Palatinate of Durham: Chancery Court: Cursitor's Records
Catalogue reference: DURH 3
What's it about?
DURH 3
This series consists of various records of the cursitor or clerk of the Latin Chancery of Durham, including some substantial sub-series and numerous miscellaneous items. Most of the records relate to the Latin, or common law and secretarial side...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DURH 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Palatinate of Durham: Chancery Court: Cursitor's Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1311-1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of various records of the cursitor or clerk of the Latin Chancery of Durham, including some substantial sub-series and numerous miscellaneous items. Most of the records relate to the Latin, or common law and secretarial side of the Chancery. The main sub-series are: Register of Richard of Kelloe, bishop of Durham, 1311-1316, inquisitions post mortem, inquisitions for debt, inquisitions ad quod damnum, halmote court books and rolls, enrolments of administrative and judicial records, returns of MPs, solicitors' papers and miscellanea.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Palatinate of Durham, Cursitors Office, 1333-1868
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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218 bundles, rolls and volumes
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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
- Debt
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6457/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
4,511 records
Within the department: DURH
Records of the Palatinate of Durham
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Palatinate of Durham: Chancery Court: Cursitor's Records
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