| Description | From: Henry II, king of England
To: Walter the goldsmith ('Aurifaber')
[Document damaged. 2 large areas of text, including names of some witnesses, lost.] Addressed to the king's archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, sheriffs, servants and all his faithful men, French, English and Irish, of the whole of Ireland. The whole of the land of Braon ('Bern') son of Cocalm, namely Terenurr ('Tirinver') and the other land called Kimmage ('Cheming') [both in Rathfranham parish, Co Dublin], which Braon bought of Braon ('Bern') son of Colman. For the service of a tenth part of a knight's fee. No date. [Date: after the King's first visit to the northern Midlands following the conquest of Ireland and the introduction of the Dei gratia clause, and before the promotion of John of Oxford, dean of Salisbury as bishop of Norwich (2 Nov 1175). Hence almost certainly issued during the King's visit to Nottingham in summer 1175. We are grateful to Prof Nicholas Vincent of the British Academy-AHRB 'Acta of the Plantagenets' Project for advice on the date and the identification of the places.]
[Given at] Nottingham [Nottinghamshire].
Witnesses: John? [of Oxford], dean of Salisbury; William son of Adelm ('Ald''), steward ('Dapifer'); Hugh de Creissi; Reginald de Luci; Robert ...; William de Stutevile ('Stut'); William Malovicinus; Geoffrey de Perche ('Pertic''); John de Subligny ('Sulinn''); Gerard de Camville ('Ca...)
Endorsed with description, suggesting that the king is Henry I, and 'Feofamentum' in late 13th cent hands. |