MS. Ch. Suffolk 25

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Confirmation; Mildenhall; c. 1190-1200

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Language(s): Latin

Samson, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund confirm to Nicholas de Geddinges 42 acres of arable land with one messuage and 4½ acres and half a rood of meadow in the village of Mildenhall (Mildenhale), which he held from year to year in the time of Richard de Clere, but now may hold in heirship at an annual rent of 12s. (c. 1190-1200.) [ Robert, prior, witness, d. in 1210]

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Form: sheet
Support: parchment

Record Sources

W. H. Turner and H. O. Coxe, Calendar of charters and rolls preserved in the Bodleian library (Oxford, 1878) [annotated copy, Bodleian Library R.Ref.741], 497 [Google Books]

This record is based on a calendar prepared in 1878 and some information may be incorrect. References to more recent editions, if available, are provided in the bibliography. Please send any additional corrections to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or generalsecretary@suffolkinstitute.org.uk.

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Bibliography

    The Kalendar of Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds and Related Documents, ed. R. H. C Davis, Camden Society 3rd ser. 84 (1954), no. 111 (p. 141)
    Rodney M. Thomson, The Archives of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Records Society 21 (1980), no. 48

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