| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/T/34 |
| Title | Notification of settlement |
| PreviousNumbers | XI (late 13th c) and xli (15th c) and T 130 (Norris) and T 34 (late 19th c) |
| Date | [Jun 1177 x Aug 1179] |
| Description | From: Herlewin, I, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory; the convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
The dispute between the priory and Roger of Tofts concerning the church of Bircham Tofts [Norfolk] has been settled. Roger, in the presence of Richard of Dover, archbishop of Canterbury, and others, acknowledged that William de Turba, late bishop of Norwich, at Roger's request, granted the church of Bircham Tofts to the priory in perpetual alms and confirmed it by his charter. For the sake of peace, the priory has granted to Roger that it will receive suitable vicars presented to the church by him and present them to the bishop of Norwich to be instituted. The vicar shall pay the priory an annual pension of 4s as specified. The priory will never demand more than this pension of the church and will never assign the pension to anyone outside its church or present any vicar to the bishop of Norwich to be instituted except one presented by Roger. Nor shall Roger present anyone unless he has been accepted by the priory. Roger agrees to observe this compromise. No date. [Date: Prior Herlewin's dates.]
Witnesses: Richard the priest ('presbiter'); Richard the clerk of Bircham ('brecheham'); Henry de insula; John son of Richard-the-priest ('presbiter'); Bartholomew the steward ('Dapifer'); John the cook ('cocus'); Stephen the porter ('portarius'); William quintin'; Ralph aula; Samson the cook ('cocus')
Endorsed with description in early 13th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, chirograph polled at top, seal, slightly dirty |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Related Material | Registered versions: CCA-DCc-Register/B, ff399v-400r, and CCA-DCc-Register/E, f398 (divers places section)
William de Turba's granted noted: C Harper-Bill (ed), English episcopal acta 6, Norwich 1070-1214 (British Academy, Oxford, 1990), p60 |