The Magna Carta Project

Notification of the King’s grant of protection to Lillechurch Priory

Identity

B182A

Title

Notification of the King’s grant of protection to Lillechurch Priory

Beneficiary

Lillechurch Priory (Institutions)

Date of issue

19 September 1205

Place of issue

Freemantle (Places)

Archive

Cambridge, St John’s College Archives D10.18 - By permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College, Cambridge

Copies

Seal

Originally sealed sur simple queue, bottom left hand corner torn away.

Enrolled

Printed

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: carta Ioh(ann)is r(egis) pro defencione de Lillichirche (s.xiv/xv).  Approx. 136 X 48mm. 

Cf. RC, 166b: Priorissa de Lillechirch’ habet litteras patentes de simplici protectione

Photos
Photo of charter
Transcription

Ioh(anne)s Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybern(ie) dux Norm(annie) Aquit(anie) et com(es) And(egauie) iustic(iis), vic(ecomitibus), prepositis et omnibus baill(iu)is et fidelibus suis salutem.  Mandamus vob(is) quod custodiatis, protegatis et defendatis et manuteneatis terras, homines, res, possessiones, redditus et omnia tenementa priorisse de Lillechirch' sic(ut) nostra dominica, non facientes ei vel suis aut ab aliquo fieri permittentes iniuriam, molestiam aliquam vel grauamen, et si quis ei vel suis in aliquo forisfecerit, id ei sine dil(ati)o(n)e faciatis emendari, quia ipsam et omnia sua suscepimus in custodiam et protectionem nostram.  T(este) me ipso apud Frigidmantell' xix. die Septembr(is).

Calendar

Order to the king’s men to guard, protect, defend and maintain all the lands, people, goods, possessions, rents and tenements of the prioress of Lillechurch.

Original Charters of King John