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Notification of the King’s confirmation of the manor of Morton to Geoffrey fitz Peter, as granted by Henry son of William de Tracy

Identity

B36

Title

Notification of the King’s confirmation of the manor of Morton to Geoffrey fitz Peter, as granted by Henry son of William de Tracy

Beneficiary

Geoffrey fitz Peter earl of Essex (d.1213) (People)

Date of issue

20 June 1199

Place of issue

Shoreham, West Sussex, England (Places)

Sources

B = PRO E 368/105 (LTR Exchequer Memoranda Roll 6/7 Edward III) m.39d, shown to the Exchequer 14 May 1333 on behalf of Hugh de Courtenay

Printed

Comment

Date conflicts with the charter at Verneuil.  Cf. Cal.Chart.R. 1226-57, 44-5

Transcription

Ioh(ann)es Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hibern(ie) dux Norman(nie) Aquit(anie) comes And(egauie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, com(itibus), baron(ibus), iustic(iis), vicecom(itibus) et omnibus ball(iu)is et fidelibus suis salutem.  Sciatis nos concesssisse et presenti carta confirmasse donationem quam Henr(icus) fil(ius) Will(elm)i de Tracy fecit Gaufr(id)o fil(io) Petri com(iti) Essex’ de manerio de Morton’ cum omnibus pertin(entiis) suis habend(um) et tenend(um) eidem Gaufr(id)o et her(edibus) suis de predicto Henr(ico) et her(edibus) suis in perpetuum per liberum seruicium unius speruarii sori per annum pro omni seruicio et exactione ad ipsum Henr(icum) et her(edes) suos pertinente.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod idem Gaufr(id)us et her(edes) sui predictum maner(ium) habeant et teneant de prefato Henr(ico) et her(edibus) suis imperpetuum per predictum seruicium sicut carta eiusdem Henr(ici) testatur.  Testibus hiis: Will(elm)o Maresc(allo) com(ite) de Penbroc, Will(elm)o de Braosa, Hug(one) Bard’, Simon(e) de Pateshull’, Petro de Stok’.  Dat’ per manus S(imonis) Wellen’ archidiac(oni) et I(ohannis) de Gray apud Sorham xx. die Iun(ii) anno regni nostri primo.

Calendar

Notification that the king has confirmed the gift that Henry son of William de Tracy made to Geoffrey fitz Peter earl of Essex of the manor of Morton, to hold from the said Henry and his heirs for the free service of one sore sparrowhawk each year.

Charters not found in surviving rolls