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Notification of the King’s grant of protection to St Bartholomew's Hospital (Oxford)

Identity

B65

Title

Notification of the King’s grant of protection to St Bartholomew's Hospital (Oxford)

Beneficiary

St Bartholomew’s Hospital for Lepers (Oxford) (Institutions)

Date of issue

24 November 1200

Place of issue

Lincoln (Places)

Sources

B = PRO C 47/9/7 no.3, enrolled transcript, s.xiv in.

Printed

Comment

Noted briefly with date 24 November, on the dorse of the Charter Roll 2 John: RC, 99.

Transcription

I(ohannes) Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybern(ie) et dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) et comes Andeg(auie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, abbatibus, com(itibus), baron(ibus) et omnibus ball(iu)is suis salutem.  Sciatis nos recepisse in manu custodia et protectione nostra leprosos sancti Bartholomei de Oxon', et ideo precipimus vobis quod illos manuteneatis, protegatis et custodiatis et omnes res suas tanquam nostras dominicas et non permittatis quod aliquis eis in aliquo forsifaciat et si quis eis in aliquo forisfecerit, id eis sine dilatione emendari faciatis.  T(este) me ipso apud Linc' xxiiii. die Nouembr(is).

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted his protection to the lepers of St Bartholomew of Oxford.

Charters not found in surviving rolls