MS. Ch. Suffolk 543

Display:: Manumission; 1337

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Language(s): Latin

Nicholas Bencelyn, chaplain of Coddenham (Codinham), manumits John Stanbowe of the same place, and all his goods, chattels, and whatsoever belongs to him. Dated at Coddenham (Codinham) the Sunday next after the feast of the Invention of the Cross, 11 Ed. III (4 May 1337).

Physical Description

Form: sheet

Support: parchment

Seal: With seal (detached, kept separately), indistinct. (MS. Ch. Suffolk 543*)

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], 455 [Google Books]

J. Gilbert Wiblin, Handlist 339e. Seals (including casts and matrices), May 1916 (unpublished handlist, Bodleian Library), p. 171v

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.

Availability

The seal(s) from this charter have been detached and are now stored separately. To request consultation please email specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-10: First online publication