| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/C/25 |
| Title | Writ |
| PreviousNumbers | R 144 (Norris); Seal 26 (Sheppard) |
| Date | [1163x1172] |
| Description | From: Henry II, king of England
To: the sheriffs of Kent; the thanes of Kent
Ordering that the cathedral priory should hold its lands and possessions well and peacefully. No date. [Date: dates of witness and before introduction of 'dei gratia' clause. We are grateful to Prof Nicholas Vincent of the British Academy-AHRB 'Acta of the Plantagenets' Project for advice on this date.]
Given at Porchester [Hampshire].
Witness: Richard of Ilchester, archdeacon of Poitiers
Endorsed with description in late 12th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, seal, step for wrapping tie, tear with stitches |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |
| Publication Note | Calendared in T A M Bishop, Scriptores Regis (Oxford, 1961), p41, as no 111
Transcribed in N Vincent, Charters of Henry II (in preparation), no 427 |