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Inspeximus, Elsfield, Oxfordshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.3910

Scope and Contents

Inspeximus of a charter of Edward III, dated 24 Feb 1327 (Doc 3901), granting Gilbert de Ellesfeld liberty of warren in his manor of Ellesfeld [Elsfield], Oxfordshire. Sealed with green Great Seal (damaged) on bi-coloured silk cords. Witnesses to the Edwardian charter: W[alter Reynolds] archbishop of Canterbury, J[ohn Stratford] bishop of Winchester, W[illiam Ayermine] bishop of Norwich, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, Thomas de Wak', William la Zouch of Assheby, John de Roos seneschal, and others. Endorsed in a fifteenth-century court hand: 'Liberta Warenna in manerio / de Elsfelde iuxta Oxon' / in Com' Oxonie'. In pencil at top-right: '10'.

Dates

  • Creation: 7 Feb. 1379 (2 Richard II)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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