MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. O. 388

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Language(s): Latin

Oxford, St. Martin's parish. Testimony of the abbot of Malmesbury to the last testament of Waleran. 1187-91.

Physical Description

Form: sheet

Support: parchment

Seal: A green seal, pointed oval, 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches A full length figure of an abbot, a pastoral staff in his right hand Legend: ‘SIGILLVM ROBERTI AB[BATIS] MAL[]’

Seal: The reverse seal is oval, not pointed, 1 1/8 inches by 1 inch a man's head, probably a gem Legend: ‘SIGNO CREDATIS ET LITTERE’

Record Sources

N. Denholm-Young, Cartulary of the Mediaeval Archives of Christ Church, Oxford Historical Society o.s. 92 (1931), p. 3

H. E. Salter, Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, 6 vols. (1929-1936), 2, no. 515 (p. 7)

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Last Substantive Revision

2021-02: First online publication