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Notification of the King’s confirmation of possessions and liberties to the canons of Hereford

Identity

B136

Title

Notification of the King’s confirmation of possessions and liberties to the canons of Hereford

Beneficiary

Canons of Hereford (People)

Date of issue

7 September 1202

Place of issue

La Suse (Places)

Sources

B = PRO C 53 (Charter Roll 25 Henry III) m.5, in an inspeximus, 1 March 1241 C = PRO C 52/33 (Cartae Antiquae Roll II) no.39, s.xiii in. D = PRO E40/14280, single sheet copy headed canonici Hereford’ ecclesie clamant habere has libertates subscriptas videlicet sok’ et sak’, s.xiii med. E = PRO C 47/12/8 (Cartae Antiquae Roll NN) no.76, brief abstract s.xiii ex. F = Oxford, Bodleian Library ms. Rawlinson B329 (Hereford Cartulary) fos.104v-105r, s.xiv.

Printed

(from B) Cal.Chart.R. 1226-57, 256-7

Comment

Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia rex Anglie etc archiepiscopis etc salutem.  Sciatis nos concessisse et presenti carta confirmasse canonicis Herefordie quod ipsi omnia tenementa sua, maneria, prebendas, decimationes, res et possessiones ad ecclesiam Herefordensem pertinentes que eis et ecclesie Herefordensi in perpetuam elemosinam collata sunt habeant et teneant in perpetuum cum soca et saca, tol et theam et infangenethef, in bosco et plano, in pratis et pascuis, in aquis et molendinis, in viuariis et piscariis, in viis et semitis, et quod ipsi et homines sui de predictis elemosinis suis quieti sint de geldis et danegeldis et de shirys et hundredis et de sectis eorum infra burgum et extra, et de stretwardis et de omnibus placitis et querelis que ad comitatus pertinent saluis hiis que ad regiam coronam pertinent et excepta iusticia vite et membrorum et de omni seculari seruicio et exactione saluis debitis seruiciis dominorum.  Concessimus etiam eis quod sint liberi et quieti ab omni theloneo, cariagio, pontagio, paagio, passagio et stallagio per omnia dominica nostra excepta ciuitate nostra Londonia, et de hundredfeh, wardfeh et fisfeh et de operatione castellorum, refectione pontium, clausura parcorum et de omnibus aliis operationibus seruilibus et exactionibus.  Quare volumus etc.  Testibus R(anulfo) comite Cestrie, R(oberto) comite Leicestrie, W(illelmo) comite Saresberie, W(illelmo) comite Arundellie, W(illelmo) Marescallo comite de Penbrochia, comite Albemarlie, Willelmo de Brahos, Roberto filio Walteri, Sahero de Quency, Eustachio de Vescy.  Data per manum S(imonis) prepositi Beuerlacensis et archidiaconi Wellensis apud Susam, vii. die Septembris anno regni nostri quarto.

 

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted to the canons of Hereford all tenements, manors, prebends, tithes and possessions pertaining to the church of Hereford, which have been collated to them and the church of Hereford, confirmation of various liberties and grant of various quittances.

Charters not found in surviving rolls