MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. O. 868

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Language(s): Latin

Foundation charter of the chapel of St. George by Robert d'Oyly. [forgery, about 1220.]

Physical Description

Form: sheet

Support: parchment

Seal: Large seal, 3 inches in diameter, grey wax, varnished brown, . A knight on horseback, the horse walking to the right, with the device Legend: ‘'Sigillum Robe[rti de O]leio'’

forgedabout 1220

Record Sources

N. Denholm-Young, Cartulary of the Mediaeval Archives of Christ Church, Oxford Historical Society o.s. 92 (1931), p. 6

H. E. Salter, Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, 6 vols. (1929-1936), 4, no. 1A (pp. 2-3)

H. E. Salter, Facsimiles of Early Charters in Oxford Muniment Rooms (1929) no. 102.

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Last Substantive Revision

2021-02: First online publication