Identity |
B17 |
|---|---|
Title |
Notification of the King’s grant of protection to Cirencester Abbey |
Beneficiary |
Cirencester Abbey (Institutions) |
Date of issue |
13 June 1199 |
Place of issue |
Maidstone, Kent, England (Places) |
Sources |
B = Cirencester Cartulary A fo.23r. |
Printed |
(from B)The cartulary of Cirencester Abbey, Gloucestershire. Vol.1, ed. C. D. Ross (Oxford, 1964), 64 no.85 |
Comment |
Iohannes Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) etc omnibus comitibus, baronibus, iustic(iis) etc salutem. Noueritis nos recepisse in manum, custodiam et protectionem nostram abbatem et canonicos C’ et domum illorum, et ideo vobis precipimus quod homines, terras, res et possessiones suas protegatis, custodiatis et manuteneatis tamquam res nostras dominicas, non inferentes eis vel ab aliquo inferri permittentes iniuriam, molestiam aut grauamen, et si quis eis in aliquo forisfecerit, id eis sine dilatione emendari faciatis. Teste H(uberto) Cant’ archiepiscopo cancellario nostro apud Meideneston’ xiii. die Iunii.
Notification that the king has granted his protection to the abbot and canons of Cirencester Abbey and their house.