| Description | From: Nicholas Hyllyngton, bachelor of laws, official of the archdeacon of Canterbury
Copies of 8 charters by the kings of France concerning the 100 measures of wine granted by them to Canterbury Cathedral Priory. The charters were copied in the presence of Thomas Lawrence and Roger Downefeld, notaries public, at the request of Prior Thomas [Goldstone, IV], because he feared to send the originals away without copies being made. Recites:
(1) Louis VII's charter, dated at Canterbury, 1179, granting the priory 100 measures of wine of the measure of Paris, and exempting them 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) Philip II's charter, dated 1189 (DCc-ChAnt/F/94).
(4) Louis IX's charter, dated at St Germain-en-Laye ('Sanctus Germanus in Laya') [Seine-et-Oise], 1235 (DCc-ChAnt/F/99).
(5) Louis IX's charter, dated at Amiens ('Ambian'') [Somme], 1263 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(6) Philip IV's charter, dated at the castle of Lyons ('Leonum') [Rhône], 1286 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(7) Charles IV's charter, dated at the tower of 'Gronio'? in 'Valesio' (Valois?), 1322 (as in DCc-ChAnt/F/112).
(8) Louis XI's charter, dated at Arras [Pas-de-Calais], 14 Apr 1478, granting the priory their 100 measures of wine from the Gascony and Bordeaux regions. In French (DCc-ChAnt/F/146).
Given at All Saints church, Canterbury.
Notarial attestations of Thomas Laurence of Salisbury diocese, who wrote the document, and Roger Dounvile?, clerk, of Coventry and Lichfield diocese, notaries public.
Witnesses: Mgr John Roo, MA, vicar of Hackington and Teynham; 'Dominus' Thomas Sterling, rector of St Peter's, Canterbury; 'Dominus' William Kempe, vicar of St Mary's Northgate, Canterbury; Robert Taylour, literate layman ('laicus et literatus'), of the city of Canterbury; Thomas Fayrebarne, literate layman ('laicus et literatus'), of the city of Canterbury |