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Notification of the King's grant to the Hospital of S. Maria in Sassia of 100 marks each year at the Michaelmas Exchequer, pending the vacancy of the church of Writtle, which the King has given to the hospital

Identity

B170A

Title

Notification of the King's grant to the Hospital of S. Maria in Sassia of 100 marks each year at the Michaelmas Exchequer, pending the vacancy of the church of Writtle, which the King has given to the hospital

Beneficiary

Hospital of S. Maria in Sassia (Institutions)

Date of issue

25 March 1204

Place of issue

Westminster, London, England (Places)

Archive

Oxford, New College Archives NCA 13535 (Writtle Charter 52)

Copies

B = Ibid. 9790 (Evidence Book 4) p.421, s.xvi med.

Seal

Sealed sur double queue, blueish green, pink and white cords through 2 holes, lower portion of seal impression in green wax varnished darker green, cords hanging down 340mm. below charter.

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Printed

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: Ioh(anne)s rex Angl(ie) super ecc(lesiam) de Writelet et de cent(um) marc(is) (s.xiii); various post-medieval endorsements.  Approx. 190 X 100 + 25mm. 

Referred to in RC, 123, which recites the simpler version of John's grant followed by the note: dominus rex fecit aliam cartam eidem hospitali de cent(um) marc(is) annuatim eidem hospitali reddendis ad scacc(arium) sancti Mich(aelis) quousque predicta ecclesia de Writele vacauerit, quam dominus rex dedit et concessit predicto hospitali et tunc cessabit a solutione predictar(um) c(entum) marc(arum).

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Transcription

Ioh(anne)s Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hybern(ie) dux Norm(annie) et Aquit(anie) et com(es) And(egauie) omnibus ad quos presens carta peruenerit salutem.  Sciatis nos diuine pietatis intuitu et pro salute anime nostre et animarum antecessorum et heredum nostrorum et ob reuerentiam domini pape Innocentii tercii cuius preces super hoc recepimus concessisse et presenti carta confirmasse hospitali quod idem dominus pap(a) construxit apud ecclesiam sancte Marie in Saxia que Anglorum dicitur et Anglorum fuit hospitio deputata an(te) basilicam b(e)ati Petri positam secus stratam centum marcas annuatim percipiendas ad scacc(ariu)m nostrum in termino sancti Michael(is) quousque ecclesia de Writele quam dedimus predicto hospitali in puram et perpetuam elemosinam ad usus et sustentationem infirmorum et pauperum eiusdem hospital(is) vacauerit, et cum vacauerit predicta ecclesia cessabimus in solutione predictarum centum marcar(um).  Test(ibus): domino H(uberto) Cant' archiepiscopo, E(ustachio) Eliens', I(ohanne) Norwic' et W(illelmo) London' episcopis, G(alfrido) fil(io) Petri com(ite) Essex', com(ite) W(illelmo) Marescall(o), R(oberto) com(ite) Leycestr'.  Dat' per manum S(imonis) preposit(i) Beuerlac' et archid(iaconi) Well' apud Westm' xxv. die Marc(ii) anno regni nostri quinto.

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