| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/S/312 |
| Title | Notification |
| PreviousNumbers | XXVI (late 13th c); III (late 13th c); R 3 (Norris) |
| Date | [1143x1152] |
| Description | From: Stephen, king of England
Addressed to the archbishop of Canterbury and the king's justices, sheriffs, barons, servants ('Minister') and faithful men of Essex. The king is a witness that Matilda of Saint-Saens ('Sanctus Sidonius'), his kinswoman ('cognata'), ought to hold the manor of Stisted of the prior and monks of Canterbury Cathedral Priory for life for an annual payment of £10. After her death the manor shall remain to the priory, and her husband and heirs shall have no claim to it. No date. [Date: as in Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum, cited below.].] Given at London.
Witnesses: Robert de Ver
Endorsed with description in early 13th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, seal tongue and wrapping tie torn away, dirty, creased, mounted on paper |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Related Material | Registered versions: CCA-DCc-Register/B, ff160r-160v (Stisted section) and CCA-DCc-Register/A, f147r, and CCA-DCc-Register/E, f52r (royal charters section) |