MS. Ch. Glouc. 5

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Language(s): Latin

COLESWORD. Writ of King S[tephen] to R[oger], bishop of Salisbury, the sheriff of Wilts , and others, granting to the monks of Gloucester a wood and 2 assarts with fields adjacent in his manor of Celesw[o]rd in frankalmoigne, in the same manner as William his uncle, as is witnessed by the charter of King Henry. Dated, R. chancellor, at Buref. (c. 1136-38.)

Physical Description

Form: sheet

Support: parchment

Seal: With small fragment of seal (detached, kept separately). Fragment of Great Seal of Stephen (MS. Ch. Glouc. 5*)

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Furney

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], 81 [Google Books]

J. Gilbert Wiblin, Handlist 339e. Seals (including casts and matrices), May 1916 (unpublished handlist, Bodleian Library), p. 54

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.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (partial digital facsimile)

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-10: First online publication