MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. O. 627

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Language(s): Latin

Oxford, St. Mary Magdalen parish. The archbishop of Canterbury commands the vice-archdeacon to obey the letter of the bishop of London. 1174.

Physical Description

Form: sheet

Support: parchment

Seal: The seal is 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/4 inches, grey wax varnished brown, much broken a bishop standing against a background of squares. The right hand raised in blessing. Legend: ‘SIGILL... ....IA CANTVARIEN[SIS: ARC]HIEPISCOPI’

Seal: The reverse seal is a pointed oval 1 1/2 inches by 1 inch. The seal is attached to a strip of the deed. a bishop, in the left hand a pastoral staff, with its head pointing outwards, a hand above the head Legend: ‘RICADVS DEI GRACIA ...RIMAS’

Record Sources

N. Denholm-Young, Cartulary of the Mediaeval Archives of Christ Church, Oxford Historical Society o.s. 92 (1931), p. 4

H. E. Salter, Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, 6 vols. (1929-1936), 2, no. 784 (pp. 225-226)

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Last Substantive Revision

2021-02: First online publication