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Order NumberCCA-DCc/ChAnt/F/129
TitleGrant
PreviousNumbersXV (late 13th c); Q 17 (Norris); F 146 (late 19th c); French wine 46; Seal 28 (Sheppard)
Date[1125x1135]
DescriptionFrom: Stephen, count of Boulogne; Matilda, countess, wife of Stephen, count of Boulogne
To: Canterbury Cathedral Priory

[Exemption from] the toll ('theoloneum') of Wissant ('Witsando') [Pas-de-Calais] for all business concerning the priory, so that the monks and their men may cross and return without any impediment at any time. The grant is made for Stephen and Matilda's souls and the souls of their parents. The document has been placed on the altar of Christ [in the cathedral church]. The grant shall remain in force whether there is peace or strife between the king of the English and the count. No date. [Date: Stephen married Matilda and became count of Boulogne in 1125. He became king of England in 1135.]

Witnesses: Robert de crevequur; William son of Richard; Hugh son of Fulbert

Endorsed with description in late 12th or early 13th cent hands.
Extent1 doc
Physical DescriptionParchment, 1m, seal, wrapping tie, 2 large holes at top centre and lower left, some text lost, rust stains
LanguageLatin
AccessStatusOpen
Open
CopiesDigitised
Related MaterialRegistered versions: CCA-DCc-Register/A, ff270r-270v, and CCA-DCc-Register/E, ff37r-37v (French rents and pedages section)

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