| Order Number | CCA-DCc/Register/E |
| Title | Priory Register/Cartulary |
| PreviousNumbers | Register C.5 |
| Date | 1290x1300 |
| 8thx15th century |
| Description | "Registrum omnium cartarum & composicionum ecclesie Cantuar' " (Register of all charters and compositions of the Church of Canterbury). General cartulary, with only the occasional later (up to c1500) addition on blank folios, covering charters of 774 onwards, with additions up to c.1500
The original sequence forms the core of the reference number on this catalogue (1, 2, etc) with the folio number in the field 'Previous number'. In some places, there are unexplained gaps in the foliation. Where a reference in the form 6A, 6B, is used, this denotes that it was not numbered in the original; these have been given a suffix letter to fit them in the right place. In other places the numbers are repeated by mistake. The original number for these is given under Previous number. The description entry is given in the order: Issuer > Beneficiary > Brief synopsis. Place of issue and witness availability are given in separate fields of 'Place Index' and 'General Index' respectively. A wide date bracket indicates that the entry is undated.
The information provided in the entries is an outline calendar and basic thumbnail summary of the entries, rather a complete transcript.
f5. Contents.
f34. French royal charters.
f36. French tolls.
f40. 'Codicelli'.
f46. Royal charters concerning church liberties.
f50. Royal charters.
f60. Archiepiscopal charters.
f63. Compositions.
f85. Barton.
f90. Colton.
f94. Northgate parish.
f99. St Alphege parish.
f101. All Saints parish.
f104. St Peter parish.
f105. Holy Cross Westgate parish.
f106. St Mildred parish.
f115. St Margaret parish.
f116. St Mary Breadman parish.
f118. St Andrew parish.
f125. St George parish.
f127. St Mary Magdalene parish.
f130. St Mary Queningate parish.
f133. St Michael parish.
f134. St Paul parish.
f136. Diverse places in Canterbury.
f143. Shrine of St Thomas.
f145. Altars of SS Alphege and Dunstan.
f153. Altar of St Martin.
f153. Altar of St Stephen.
f155. Altar of St Anselm.
f157. Altar of St John the Evangelist.
f159. Altar of St Gregory.
f159. Altar of St Nicholas.
f161. Altar of St Edward.
f161. Altar of Holy Cross in the nave.
f163. Altar of St Mary in the nave.
There is a gap in the medieval foliation between f152v (now f166v) and f157r (now 167v).
f167. Altar of St Mary in the crypt.
f169. Altar of St Mary in the infirmary.
f170. Anniversaries.
f173. Ickham.
f190. Adisham.
f195. Eastry.
f200. Sandwich.
f203. Monkton.
f206. Mongeham.
f212. Langdon.
f218. Fordwich.
f222. Thornden.
f223. Seasalter and Greenway.
f225. Blean.
f230. Chartham.
f263. Godmersham.
f277. Brook.
f279. Mersham.
f282. Ruckinge.
f285. Appledore.
f288. Agney and Orgarswick.
f289. Fairfield.
f291. Westwell.
f296. Great Chart.
f301. Little Chart.
f305. Hollingbourne.
f312. Loose.
f318. Farleigh.
f323. West Farleigh and Teston.
f325. Peckham.
f326. Barksore.
f327. Leysdown.
f329. Elverton.
f341. Copton.
f343. Cliffe, Cooling, Osterland and Hoo.
f347. Meopham.
f349. Farningham.
f350. Orpington.
f353. London.
f358. Walworth.
f364. Cheam.
f365. Merstham.
f367. Horsley.
f368. Halton.
f370. Risborough.
f374. Newington.
f375. Brightwell.
f376. Charlwood.
f376. Southchurch.
f377. Middleton.
f378. Lalling.
f379. Bocking.
f384. Mersea.
f385. Illeigh.
f389. Hadleigh.
f391. Deopham.
f395. Doccombe.
f396. Ashbocking.
f397. Diverse places.
The final section, containing fines in royal courts and customs, was incorrectly bound in Register B ff307-316 in C15. |
| AdminHistory | This register was calendared by Simon Neal from the National Archives in the early 2000s and funded by the Department of History and American Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. |
| Extent | Parchment book, 410ff |
| Physical Description | 12 parchment flyleaves and leather- covered boards |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copies | AVAILABLE ON MICROFILM (Harvester Roll 5). Digitised |
| Related Material | For altar endowment charters, see DCc/LA/4/19. For a discussion of the implicit uses, purpose, and context in which Register E was created, see 'The 'Great Cartulary' of Christ Church Priory : manuscript, muniments and memory' by George Knight (Thesis 63). |
| Publication Note | Extracts: HMC Eighth Report Appendix (1881), 330-331 |