MS. Ch. Suffolk 186b
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Bond of the community of Beccles; 1294
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Language(s): Latin
Geoffrey de Brakenest, John Dannard, Henry Maynard, Richard Wrong, William son of Reiner, Alexander de la Grene, William de Troux, Alexander Godefrey, Alan le Mellere, Alan Kempe, Vincent Godale, Alan son of Matthew, sen., Adam Fraunceys, Warine de Dunbergh, Robert de le Apiltone, Thomas Dannard, John de la Grene, John Case, Daniel le Cupere, John de Brakenest, Bartholomew de Nortone, Robert Becke, John le Clerck, Reginald le Draper, William Werpelock, Richardde Welington, Walter Godefrey, Nicholas de Miteford, Geoffrey de St. Edmund, Alan de Carletone, Richard de Brakenest, Richard le Cock, Thomas Wrong, William Porre, Philip de la Grene, Geoffrey de la Forthe, Roger Rogerum, Sewall Sycary, and John Cotoun bond themselves, their heirs and the whole of the community of Beccles (Becclis), under agreement with John, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund to make oath and assart yearly to the bailiffs of the abbot at the view of frankpledge for the whole community of Beccles (Becclis), under pain of a fine of 100 marks to the king. Dated at Beccles (Becclis) the Sunday next before the feast-of St. Matthew, 22 Ed. I (19 Sept. 1294). Endorsed, "de fine rebellionis contra Regem per homines dicte ville tempore vacantis abbatie."
Physical Description
Form: sheetSupport: parchmentSeal: "Seals, most of them broken", mentioned in Turner and Coxe; missing by 1916.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], 445 [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
Rodney M. Thomson, The Archives of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Records Society 21 (1980), no. 153Abbreviations
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2020-10: First online publication
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