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Notification of the King's confirmation of the land of Gatehampton (?) to Master Alard son of William

Identity

B12

Title

Notification of the King's confirmation of the land of Gatehampton (?) to Master Alard son of William

Beneficiary

Master Alard son of William (People)

Date of issue

11 June 1199

Place of issue

Westminster, London, England (Places)

Sources

B = PRO C 52/2 (Cartae Antiquae Roll B) no.23, s.xiii in.

Printed

(from B) The Cartae Antiquae Rolls 1-10, ed. L. Landon, Pipe Rolls Society n.s. xvii (1939), i, 34 no.59

Comment

Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia rex Anglie dominus Ybernie dux Normannie Aquitanie comes Andegauie archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, comitibus, baronibus, iusticiariis, vicecomitibus, prepositis et omnibus bailliuis et fidelibus suis salutem.  Sciatis nos dedisse et concessisse et presenti carta nostra confirmasse magistro Alardo filio Willelmi terram de Gathamtun' cum omnibus pertinentiis suis tenendam de nobis et heredibus nostris sibi et heredibus suis iure hereditario per seruicium quinte partis feodi i. militis unde idem Alardus solitus fuit facere seruicium unius militis quod ei dum essemus comes Moriton' concessimus et carta nostra confirmauimus.  Testibus: Willelmo Londoniensi, Hereberto Saresberiensi episcopis, Galfrido filio Petri comite Essex', Willelmo Marescallo comite de Penbroc, Hugone Bardolf.  Data per manum H(uberti) Cantuariensis archiepiscopi cancellarii nostri apud Westmonasterium xi. die Iunii, anno regni nostri iº.

Calendar

Notificatin that the king has confirmed to master Alard son of William the land of Gatehampton, to hold from the king for the service of of one-fifth of a knight’s fee, whence Alard was accustomed to perform the service of one knight, at the time when the land was granted to him by John as count of Mortain.

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