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Notification of the King’s grant of the foreshore of his land to Anketil Guilhem de Lesparre

Identity

B142

Title

Notification of the King’s grant of the foreshore of his land to Anketil Guilhem de Lesparre

Beneficiary

Anketil Guilhem de Lesparre (Lesparre-Médoc, Gironde) (People)

Date of issue

3 December 1202

Place of issue

Chinon (Places)

Sources

B = PRO C 53/ (Charter Roll 36 Henry III) m.10, in an inspeximus, 9 June 1252 C = PRO C 61/65 m.5

Printed

(from B) Cal.Chart.R. 1226-57, 393

Comment

Transcription

Iohannes Dei gratia etc archiepiscopis etc salutem.  Sciatis nos concessisse et presenti carta confirmasse dilecto et fideli cognato nostro Enkelino Willelmi de la Sparre pro fideli seruicio suo unde nos multum laudamus costam maris quantum terra sua durat iuxta mare habendam et tenendam sibi et heredibus suis in perpetuum de nobis et heredibus nostris cum nauibus fractis et aliis consuetudinibus ad nos in costa illa pertinentibus, reddendo inde nobis et heredibus nostris in mutatione dominorum et heredum unum austurcum mutatum.  Testibus: E(gidio) Burdegalensi archiepiscopo, R. comite Leycestrie, Willelmo de Brehosa, fratre Petro de Venol, Gerardo de Erminiac, Martino Algeis, Lupeskes, Willelmo Regmund de Puis, Reymundo Bernardi de Ruuinian, Ernardo de Blankeford, Vitali de Casa Noua, Hugone de Pugois, Willelmo Mesclaman, Petro de Roka de Frunzac.  Data per manum Simonis prepositi Beuerlacensis et archidiaconi Wellensis apud Chinon tercio die Decembris anno regni nostri quarto.

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted to Anketil Guilhem de Lesparre, for his faithful service, for which the king praises him greatly, the foreshore of his land, with shipwricks and other customs, for which Anketil is to render to the king a goshawk.

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