| Description | Copies of charters by the kings of France concerning the 100 measures of wine granted by them to the convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory The heading states that these charters, signed by the kings, are preserved among the other charters in the priory. Recites:
(1) Louis VII's charter, dated at Canterbury, 1179, granting the priory 100 measures of wine of the measure of Paris, and exempting it from tolls as far as he can (DCc-ChAnt/F/90).
(2) Philip II's charter, dated at Mantes ('Madunte') [Seine-et-Oise], 1180, confirming Louis VII's grant (DCc-ChAnt/F/92).
(3) Notes Philip II's charter, dated 1189 (DCc-ChAnt/F/94).
(4) Notes Louis IX's charter, dated at St Germain-en-Laye ('Sanctus Germanus in Laya') [Seine-et-Oise], 1235 (DCc-ChAnt/F/99).
(5) Notes Louis IX's charter, dated at Amiens ('Ambian'') [Somme], 1263 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(6) Notes Philip IV's charter, dated at the castle of Lyons ('Leonum') [Rhône], 1286 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(7) Notes Charles IV's charter, dated at the tower of 'Gronio'? at 'Valesio' (Valois), 1322 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(8) Recites Louis XI's charter, dated at Arras [Pas-de-Calais], 14 Apr 1478. By this the king allowed the priory to receive the 100 measures of wine his predecessors had granted it from Bordeaux and Gascony, because the vineyards where it used to be produced had become ruinous during the wars between France and England. The wine was to be transported free of all dues normally levied. (French version: DCc-ChAnt/F146.)
Copy not dated. [Date: date of Louis XI's grant and handwriting.] |