| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/C/74 |
| Title | Writ |
| PreviousNumbers | xlix (15th c); 11 (late medieval); R 70 (Norris) |
| Date | [1155x1172] |
| Description | From: Henry II, king of England
Addressed to his justices, sheriff, thanes and subjects in Kent. The priory should have the same milling rights within and outside Canterbury as under Henry I. No date. [Date: 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. Vincent suggests 1155 x Aug 1158.]
Given at Northampton [Northamptonshire].
Witness: Reginald, earl of Cornwall
Endorsed with descriptions in late 12th and 14th cent hands. Also symbol, presumably medieval, consisting of stroke ending in a circle. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, step for seal tongue/wrapping tie |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |
| Related Material | Registered version: CCA-DCc-Register/A, f383v |
| Publication Note | Noted in T A M Bishop, Scriptores Regis (Oxford, 1961), p42, as no 124
Transcribed in N Vincent, Charters of Henry II (in preparation), no 416 |