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Notification of the King’s grant of Colemore to Southwick Priory

Identity

B77

Title

Notification of the King’s grant of Colemore to Southwick Priory

Beneficiary

Southwick Priory (Institutions)

Date of issue

21 July 1201

Place of issue

Château-du-Loir (Places)

Sources

B = PRO C 53/ (Charter Roll 6 Edward II) m.12, in an inspeximus, 21 February 1313 C = Winchester, Hampshire Record Office ms. 1M54/1 (Southwick Cartulary I) fo.32r no.161, s.xiii. D = Ibid. 1M54/3 (Southwick Cartulary III) fo.197r no.828, s.xiv. E = PRO C53/ (Charter Roll 27 Edward III) m.9, in an inspeximus of B, 20 February 1353 F = Winchester, Hampshire Record Office ms. 1M54/2 (Southwick Cartulary II), no.8, copy of the inspeximus E, s.xiv.

Printed

(from B) Cal.Chart.R. 1300-26, 209; (calendar from CDF) The Cartularies of Southwick Priory, ed. K. A. Hanna, 2 vols. (Winchester, 1988-89), i, nos. I.161, II.8, ii, III.828.

Comment

Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia rex Anglie dominus Hibernie dux Normannie Aquitanie comes Andegauie archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, comitibus, baronibus, iusticiis, vicecomitibus, prepositis, ministris et omnibus balliuis et fidelibus suis salutem.  Sciatis nos concessisse et presenti carta confirmasse Deo et ecclesie sancte Marie de Suwyca et canonicis ibidem Deo seruientibus pro salute anime nostre et predecessorum nostrorum in puram, liberam et perpetuam elemosinam Colemeram cum omnibus pertinentiis suis extra Dene que est membrum ipsius Dene habendam et tenendam de nobis et heredibus nostris libere et quiete ab omni seruicio et exactione seculari.  Quare volumus quod supadicti canonici habeant et teneant predictam Colemeram cum omnibus pertinentiis suis bene et in pace, libere et quiete, integre et plenarie, in bosco et plano, in pratis et pascuis, in stagnis et molendinis, in viuariis, in agris, viis et semitis et in omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus ad predictam terram pertinentibus sicut liberam, puram et perpetuam elemosinam sicut carta nostra quam eis fecimus dum essemus comes Moretonie rationabiliter testatur.  Testibus comite Willelmo Marescallo, Willelmo comite Saresburie, Willelmo de Humes constabulario Normannie, Eustachio de Vescy.  Dat’ per manum Simonis archidiaconi Wellensis apud Castrum Lygdi xxi. die Iulii anno regni nostri tertio.

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted to the church of St Mary of Southwick Colemore, outisde Dean, which is part of Dean.

Charters not found in surviving rolls