| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/C/899 |
| Title | Agreement |
| PreviousNumbers | C 145 (Norris); C 882 (late 19th c) |
| Date | [late 12th century-early 13th century] |
| Description | Party: the convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
Party: Richard the currier ('coriarius')
[Document damaged. Some text lost to left. Sense unclear in places.] The priory grants Richard full ... of the church and on his death he will be received as a monk. During his lifetime, Richard will hold a tenement [lying between?] St Mildred's churchyard and the city wall with the great willow ('salix') to east. For an annual payment of 24d, payable as specified. Richard shall not impede the course or ... of the water and on his death he shall leave the land and a moiety of his chattels to the church. Richard will maintain the weir ('wara') and provide materials at his own expense. The priory promises Richard that it will keep this agreement as long as he swears to keep it faithfully. No date. [Date: handwriting and witnesses to other Canterbury charters.]
Witnesses: Roger the steward ('senescallus'); Richard dedune; Lambert Wrenne; Stephen de la Porte
Endorsed with description in late 12th or 13th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, chirograph indented at top, piece torn away at left, torn diagonally at right, crude repairs,
dirty |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |