Ramsey 1 (Institution)

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Personal Relationship (1)
~ Successor (General relationship) of Ramsey 1 (1)
 Eadnoth 16: of Ramsey 1: S1030   
Event (80)
Agreement (4)
 Anonymous 1062.S1503a grant to Ramsey 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1's widow [Anonymous 1062] agreed with Ramsey 1 Abbey that she was to have theland at Elsworth, Cambs. during her lifetime, provided that upon the death of her daughter Ælfwenna 1 the land at Slepe (St Ives) descended directly to the abbey. This was agreed at Slepe on the day when Æthelstan's anniversary was commemorated.: S1503a    (986 - ?)
 Eadnoth 21-Anonymous 100112.granting land to Ramsey: Record of agreement between Eadnoth 21 and his wife, and Abbot Ælfwine 55 and the community of St Benedict's, Ramsey, concerning land at Acleia. Eadnoth 21 and his wife are to retain the land for their lifetimes, after which it will revert to Ramsey. They are to pay 2 pounds every year to their son Æthelric 84, a monk at Ramsey, for his clothing. Their man Leofwine 90 is to keep his virgate until his death, when it will revert to the church.: S1231    (1042 x 1065)
 Nigel 4-Ealdwine 6.agreement: Agreement between Nigel 4 Foussard and Ramsey concerning the church at Bramham / Bromham.: TRW Non-royal charters/Ramsey3    (1091 x 1102 - 1107 x 1111)
 Ralph 21-Ealdwine 6.agreement: Agreement between Ralph 21 brother of Ilger and Abbot Ealdwine 6 concerning Dillington.: TRW Non-royal charters/Ramsey4    (1091 x 1102)
Bequeathing/will-making (18)
 Anonymous 1062.S1503a grant to Ramsey 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1's widow [Anonymous 1062] agreed with Ramsey 1 Abbey that she was to have theland at Elsworth, Cambs. during her lifetime, provided that upon the death of her daughter Ælfwenna 1 the land at Slepe (St Ives) descended directly to the abbey. This was agreed at Slepe on the day when Æthelstan's anniversary was commemorated.: S1503a    (986 - ?)
 Dispute concerning land in Beds.: Clapham, Kempstone, Cardington, and Cranfield, Beds., were bequeathed to Ramsey abbey by Æthelwine 49 the Black, claimed after his death by his kinsman Ælfric 113, son of Wihtgar 9, and recovered by Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, on payment of money to King Edward 15 and Queen Eadgyth 3, in proceedings which took place after his return from the Council of Rheims in 1049 (also attended by Duduc 6, bishop of Wells, and by Wulfric 67, abbot of St Augustine’s, Canterbury).: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  pp. 169-71, 198 ( x 1049)
 Gode 5.bequeathing to Ramsey: Gode 5, priest of Holywell, to Ramsey; bequest of all the land which he held, together with his church.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 54
 Godric 19.S1518 bequeathing land to Eadnoth 15: Godric 19 to Eadnoth 15, his son; bequest of land at Acleya with reversion to Ramsey 1: S1518    (1013)
 Godric 19.S1518 bequeathing land to Ramsey 1: Godric 19 to Ramsey 1, St Benedict's; bequest of land at Terrington, Norfolk: S1518    (1013)
 Godwine 82.granting land to Ramsey: Godwine 82 to Ramsey; grant of all the land at Hitcham, Suffolk, under his jurisdiction except that held by three men: Æthelwald 66, his dapifer, Leofric 78 the goldsmith, and Wulfgar 42. Each of them may hold their land provided that they bequeath it to Ramsey free from all future claims.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 53
 Thurstan 9.bequeathing land to Ramsey and St Benedict's of Holme: From Thurstan 9's will: 'I grant half the estate at the middle hall at Shouldham to St Benedict's at Ramsey, and half to St Benedict's at Holme, as it belongs there after the death of both of us; and the men are to be free.': S1531    (1043 x 1045)
 Thurstan 9.will: Will of Thurstan 9.: S1531    (1043 x 1045)
 Wulf 1.will: Wulf 1's will.: S1532    (1050)
 Wulfgifu 5.granting land to Ramsey: Wulfgifu 5 to St Benedict’ts, Ramsey; bequest of land at Brancaster, Norfolk.: S1810    (995 x 1001)
 Ælfhelm 8 Polga.S1487 bequeathing ship to Ramsey 1: Ælfhelm 8 Polga to Ramsey 1; bequest of his ship, half for the abbot, half for the community: S1487    (975 x 1016)
 Ælfhild 8.bequeathing land to Almær 1 and Ramsey: Ælfhild 8, wife of Ælfwald 42, comes, to Almær 1, her chaplain, grant of land at Cloptona (Clapton, Northants.), with reversion to the church of Ramsey. : S1808    (950 x 1000)
 Ælfhild 8.bequeathing land to Ramsey: Ælfhild 8, wife of Ælfwald 42, comes, to the church of SS Mary and Benedict, Ramsey; bequest of land at Ripton, Wennington, Ellington, Bythorn, Hunts..: S1808    (993 x 1006)
 Ærnketel 1-Wulfrun 9.granting to Ramsey: Ærnketel 1 and Wulfrun 0, his wife, to Ramsey; bequest of Hickling and Kilvington, along with 15 pounds in silver and gold in return for Earnketil receiving burial at Ramsey and Wulfrun at Lockington, Yorks.. Wulfrun decreed that she would make payments to Ramsey every year on St Benedict’s day.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 37
 Æthelstan Mannessune 1.S1503a bequeathing land to his wife Anonymous 1062 and Ramsey 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1 to his wife [Anonymous 1062]; bequest of land at Clapham, Beds. Graveley, Cambs. Waresley, Hunts. and Elsworth, Cambs. with reversion to Ramsey 1: S1503a   
 Æthelstan Mannessune 1.S1503a bequeathing land to Ælfwenna 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1 to his younger daughter, Ælfwenna 1, and her heirs; bequest of land at Slepe (St Ives, Hunts.) and at Hackthorn, Lincs., with reversion to Ramsey 1: S1503a   
 Æthelstan Mannessune 1.S1503a bequeathing land to Ramsey 1 Abbey: Æthelstan Mannessune 1 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; bequest of land at Chatteris, Cambs.: S1503a   
 Æthelwine 49.bequeathing land to Ramsey: Æthelwine 49 the Black to Ramsey; bequest of Clapham, Kempstone, Cardington, and Cranfield, Beds..: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  pp. 169-71, 198
Burial (2)
 Anonymous 10125.granting land to Æthelflæd 29: While the father of Æthelflæd 29, Æthelwine 2’s wife, was still alive and possessed a certain part of that countryside [Sawtry?] by hereditary right, he gave it to Ealdorman Æthelstan 26 who gave it to Ramsey. Later Æthelflæd 29 claimed the land and took it back by judicial order into the jurisdiction of her own hereditary right. Then she granted the land to Ramsey with the burial of her body. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 Ærnketel 1-Wulfrun 9.granting to Ramsey: Ærnketel 1 and Wulfrun 0, his wife, to Ramsey; bequest of Hickling and Kilvington, along with 15 pounds in silver and gold in return for Earnketil receiving burial at Ramsey and Wulfrun at Lockington, Yorks.. Wulfrun decreed that she would make payments to Ramsey every year on St Benedict’s day.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 37
Charter-witnessing (1)
 Bates220 - William 1 confirms lands of Ramsey: King William 1 notifies all kings who reign after him, all archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, magnates and faithful men under his authority, both clerical and lay, that he has taken the abbey of Ramsey under his protection. He confirms all the grants of lands, churches and other things made in the time of previous kings, by whomever they were given.: Bates220    (1077)
Commemoration of the dead (2)
 Anonymous 1062.S1503a grant to Ramsey 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1's widow [Anonymous 1062] agreed with Ramsey 1 Abbey that she was to have theland at Elsworth, Cambs. during her lifetime, provided that upon the death of her daughter Ælfwenna 1 the land at Slepe (St Ives) descended directly to the abbey. This was agreed at Slepe on the day when Æthelstan's anniversary was commemorated.: S1503a    (986 - ?)
 Berric 2.granting land to Ramsey: Berric 2 granted Sture to Ramsey for the good of his soul and for that of his son Æthelric 94. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 51
Compensation (2)
 Winesige 1.disputing with Ramsey: Winesige 1, a relative of Othulf 4, claimed the 5 hides in Burwell for himself. Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 would have used violence to resolve the matter had he not been prevented by Eadnoth 23, a brother of Ramsey. Eadnoth 23 called together Cambridgeshire, and offered Winesige 1 land at Sawston in exchange for Burwell.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Æthelstan 78.disputing with Ramsey: Æthelstan 78, kinsman of Archbishop Oda 1, tried to deny Oda 1's gift of 5 hides at Burwell to Ramsey, alleging that half the land lawfully belonged to his jurisdiction, but Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 granted him 80 gold mancuses for the land.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
Confirmation of land/privileges (7)
 Bates220 - William 1 confirms lands of Ramsey: King William 1 notifies all kings who reign after him, all archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, magnates and faithful men under his authority, both clerical and lay, that he has taken the abbey of Ramsey under his protection. He confirms all the grants of lands, churches and other things made in the time of previous kings, by whomever they were given.: Bates220    (1077)
 Bates222 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1, and his bishops, abbots and sheriffs, and his French and English faithful men that Abbot Æthelsige 43 of Ramsey is to have sake and soke, toll and infangenetheof, and all the customs of his church, within and outside towns, as his predecessor had them on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead. : Bates222    (1080 x 1087)
 Edgar 11.S798 granting and confirming privileges and land to Ramsey 1: King Edgar 11 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; confirmation and grant of privileges and of land at Ramsey 1, Upwood with Raveley, Hemingford, Sawtry, Stukeley, Brington and Old Weston, Hunts.; Hilgay and Walsoken, Norfolk; fish from Wells, Norfolk; land at Brancaster, Norfolk; at Warboys, Wistow with Raveley and Bury, and at Slepam (St Ives), Hunts.; at Chatteris and Elsworth, Cambs.; at Whiston and Isham, Northants.; at Houghton, Wyton, Ripton, Ellington, Bythorn, Hunts.; at Graveley, Cambs.; and at Dillington, Great Staughton and Yelling, Hunts.: S798    (974)
 Edgar 11.confirming grants to Ramsey: King Edgar 11, at the request of Oswald 8 and Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 confirmed grants made to Ramsey.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 38
 S1030 - Edward 15 confirming land of Ramsey 1: King Edward 15 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land Ramsey 1.: S1030    (1062)
 S1106 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that St Benedict of Ramsey is to have the land at Hemingford, Hunts., with everything pertaining thereto as fully and completely as King Harthacnut 1 and Queen Ælfgifu Emma 2 granted it to that church. : S1106    (1043 x 1049)
 S1110 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey and Peterborough: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed the exchange of land at Luton, Northants., for land at Marholm, Northants., and the agreement made between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough; and has also confirmed the boundaries along King Cnut 3's Delph, Northants., as Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, proved his claim to them against Siweard 18, abbot of Thorney.: S1110    (1042 x 1066)
Confraternity (1)
 Wulfstan 55-Thomas 3-Ælfwine 55.confraternity: Confraternity between Bishop Wulfstan 55, Prior Thomas 3 and the monks of Worcester on the one hand, and Abbot Ælfwine 55 and the monks of Ramsey on the other.: TRW Non-royal charters/Worcester2    (1077 x 1080)
Disputing/dispute-settling (6)
 Dispute between Ely and Ramsey: Eadnoth 25, brother of Ramsey, acquired for Ramsey, 1 hide at Broughton from Bishop Æthelwold 2 in exchange for the church at Wilbraham. ‘At the same time there was a protracted problem to do with certain business between Bishop Æthelwold 2, patron of Ely, and Æthelwine 2, advocate of Ramsey and brother Eadnoth 25, in response to the pleas of the Ely brothers, granted much honour to that same holy bishop, and, having induced the ealdorman to agree, he had him draw lots to arrive at a satisfactory outcome of the same business. As their part of this exchange of landed property, the Ely brothers and their first abbot, Beorhtnoth 19, gave to brother Eadnoth 25, 1 hide at Boughton, witnessed by Æthelsige 26, uncle of the ealdorman, and Ælfgyth 9 and his children. Therefore, Eadnoth 25 ... took 4 turves of green grass from that very land, and placed them upon the altar of St Gregory in the crypt of Ramsey with many people observing his deed with approving eyes.’: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 44
 Dispute concerning land in Beds.: Clapham, Kempstone, Cardington, and Cranfield, Beds., were bequeathed to Ramsey abbey by Æthelwine 49 the Black, claimed after his death by his kinsman Ælfric 113, son of Wihtgar 9, and recovered by Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, on payment of money to King Edward 15 and Queen Eadgyth 3, in proceedings which took place after his return from the Council of Rheims in 1049 (also attended by Duduc 6, bishop of Wells, and by Wulfric 67, abbot of St Augustine’s, Canterbury).: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  pp. 169-71, 198 ( x 1049)
 Winesige 1.disputing with Ramsey: Winesige 1, a relative of Othulf 4, claimed the 5 hides in Burwell for himself. Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 would have used violence to resolve the matter had he not been prevented by Eadnoth 23, a brother of Ramsey. Eadnoth 23 called together Cambridgeshire, and offered Winesige 1 land at Sawston in exchange for Burwell.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Ælfwine 55-Leofric 23.dispute: Record of the settlement of a dispute between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough (then in charge of Thorney), with Siweard 18, provost of Thorney, concerning the boundaries at King's Delph, Northants..: S1481a    (1055)
 Ælfwine 55-Siweard 18.dispute: Abbots Ælfwine 55 and Siweard 18 had a dispute over Delph, Northants.. Abbot Ælfwine 55 won.: S1110   
 Æthelstan 78.disputing with Ramsey: Æthelstan 78, kinsman of Archbishop Oda 1, tried to deny Oda 1's gift of 5 hides at Burwell to Ramsey, alleging that half the land lawfully belonged to his jurisdiction, but Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 granted him 80 gold mancuses for the land.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
Grant and Gift (45)
 Anonymous 1062.S1503a grant to Ramsey 1: Æthelstan Mannessune 1's widow [Anonymous 1062] agreed with Ramsey 1 Abbey that she was to have theland at Elsworth, Cambs. during her lifetime, provided that upon the death of her daughter Ælfwenna 1 the land at Slepe (St Ives) descended directly to the abbey. This was agreed at Slepe on the day when Æthelstan's anniversary was commemorated.: S1503a    (986 - ?)
 Anonymous 10056.granting land to Ramsey 1: Anonymous 10056, deacon, to Ramsey 1, grant of Marham on the Hill, Lincs..: S1030   
 Anonymous 10125.granting land to Æthelflæd 29: While the father of Æthelflæd 29, Æthelwine 2’s wife, was still alive and possessed a certain part of that countryside [Sawtry?] by hereditary right, he gave it to Ealdorman Æthelstan 26 who gave it to Ramsey. Later Æthelflæd 29 claimed the land and took it back by judicial order into the jurisdiction of her own hereditary right. Then she granted the land to Ramsey with the burial of her body. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 Bates221 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and all his sheriffs and officials of England that he has granted sake and soke, toll and team, infangetheof and wreck at Ringstead and Brancaster to the abbey of Ramnsey and Abbot Æthelsige 43, with all customs that the king can have there. The abbey is to have its customs as freely as the king has his, wherever it holds land. Abbot Æthelsige 43 is to hold the abbey as completely as King Edward 15 gave it to Abbot Ælfwine 55, and if anyone has taken anything from the abbey since William 1’s coronation, it is to be restored, if he has been unable to plead through the chapter.: Bates221    (1080 x 1083)
 Berric 2.granting land to Ramsey: Berric 2 granted Sture to Ramsey for the good of his soul and for that of his son Æthelric 94. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 51
 Eadnoth 16.granting land to Ramsey 1: Bishop Eadnoth 16 to Ramsey 1, granting land to Over, Barton, Knapwell, Cambs..: S1030    (1034 x 1049)
 Eadnoth 19.granting land to Ramsey 1: Eadnoth 19, son of Godric 29, to Ramsey 1, grant of Oakley (? in St Ives, Hunts.).: S1030   
 Eadnoth 21-Anonymous 100112.granting land to Ramsey: Record of agreement between Eadnoth 21 and his wife, and Abbot Ælfwine 55 and the community of St Benedict's, Ramsey, concerning land at Acleia. Eadnoth 21 and his wife are to retain the land for their lifetimes, after which it will revert to Ramsey. They are to pay 2 pounds every year to their son Æthelric 84, a monk at Ramsey, for his clothing. Their man Leofwine 90 is to keep his virgate until his death, when it will revert to the church.: S1231    (1042 x 1065)
 Edgar 11.S798 granting and confirming privileges and land to Ramsey 1: King Edgar 11 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; confirmation and grant of privileges and of land at Ramsey 1, Upwood with Raveley, Hemingford, Sawtry, Stukeley, Brington and Old Weston, Hunts.; Hilgay and Walsoken, Norfolk; fish from Wells, Norfolk; land at Brancaster, Norfolk; at Warboys, Wistow with Raveley and Bury, and at Slepam (St Ives), Hunts.; at Chatteris and Elsworth, Cambs.; at Whiston and Isham, Northants.; at Houghton, Wyton, Ripton, Ellington, Bythorn, Hunts.; at Graveley, Cambs.; and at Dillington, Great Staughton and Yelling, Hunts.: S798    (974)
 Edgar 11.exchaning with to Ramsey: King Edgar 11, in response to the entreaty and insistence of Archbishop Oswald 8, granted 5 hides at Burwell to Ramsey, and 1 hide at Stukeley, which had belonged to a man called Turkemer 1, and two bells purchased at the price of 20 pounds.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 24 (961 x 975)
 Edward 12.granting land to Ramsey: King Edward 12 the Martyr granted 2 hides at Broughton, Hunts. to Ramsey. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 43 (975 x 978)
 Edward 15.granting Ramsey to Ælfwine 55: King Edward 15 granted the monastery of Ramsey to Abbot Ælfwine 55.: Bates221    (1042 x 1066)
 Edward 15.granting land to Ramsey: King Edward 15 to Ramsey Abbey; grant of land at Broughton, Hunts. with sake and soke.: S1107    (1042 x 1052)
 Godric 54.granting land to Ramsey: Godric 54 to Ramsey; grant of Girton. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 35 (970 x 975)
 Godwine 82.granting land to Ramsey: Godwine 82 to Ramsey; grant of all the land at Hitcham, Suffolk, under his jurisdiction except that held by three men: Æthelwald 66, his dapifer, Leofric 78 the goldsmith, and Wulfgar 42. Each of them may hold their land provided that they bequeath it to Ramsey free from all future claims.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 53
 Harthacnut 1-Emma 2.S997 granting land to Ramsey 1: Writ of King Harthacnut 1 and his mother Queen Emma 2 declaring that they have given to the church of Ramsey 1 land at Hemingford Grey, Hunts.: S997    (1040 x 1042)
 Harthacnut 1-Emma 2.granting land to Ramsey: King Harthacnut 1 and Queen Ælfgifu Emma 2 granted St Benedict of Ramsey the land at Hemingford, Hunts..: S1106    (1040 x 1042)
 Harthacnut 1.granting land to Ramsey 1: King Harthacnut 1 to Ramsey 1, grant of Ringstead, Wimbotsham and Downham Market, Norfolk.: S1030    (1040 x 1042)
 Iohol 1.granting land to Ramsey 1: Iohol 1 to Ramsey 1, grant of Quarrington, Lincs..: S1030   
 John 27.granting privilege to Ramsey: Oswald 8 acquired a privilege for Ramsey from Pope John 27 XIII.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25 (965 x 972)
 Leofsige 36.granting land to Ramsey 1: Leofsige 36, deacon, to Ramsey 1, grant of Wispington, Lincs.; Lawshall, Suffolk; Martin, Lincs..: S1030   
 Oswald 8.granting land to Ramsey: Oswald 8 granted an additional 5 hides at Burwell. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25 (961 x 992)
 S1030 - Edward 15 confirming land of Ramsey 1: King Edward 15 to Ramsey 1 Abbey; confirmation of privileges and of land Ramsey 1.: S1030    (1062)
 S1107 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has given to Ramsey Abbey the land at Broughton, Hunts., which he himself possessed, with sake and soke.: S1107    (1050 x 1052)
 William 1.granting Ramsey to Æthelsige 43: King William 1 grants the monsatery of Ramsey to Abbot Æthelsige 43.: Bates221    (1080 x 1083)
 William 1.granting privileges to Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 grants that Abbot Æthelsige 43 of Ramsey is to have sake and soke, toll and infangenetheof, and all the customs of his church, within and outside towns, as his predecessor had them on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead. : Bates222    (1080 x 1087)
 Winesige 1.granting land to Ramsey: Winesige 1 granted to Ramsey, half a hide at Stukeley.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 27
 Wulfgifu 5.granting land to Ramsey: Wulfgifu 5 to St Benedict’ts, Ramsey; bequest of land at Brancaster, Norfolk.: S1810    (995 x 1001)
 Wulfhun 12.granting land to Ramsey: Wulfhun 12 granted Ramsey Linton went he became a member of their community.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 Ælfhelm 27-Affa 1.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfhelm 27 and Affa 1, his wife, to St Benedict’s Ramsey; grant of land at Hatley and Potton, Beds..: S1807    (900 x 1000)
 Ælfhild 8.bequeathing land to Almær 1 and Ramsey: Ælfhild 8, wife of Ælfwald 42, comes, to Almær 1, her chaplain, grant of land at Cloptona (Clapton, Northants.), with reversion to the church of Ramsey. : S1808    (950 x 1000)
 Ælfhild 8.granting land to Eadnoth 24: Ælfhild 8 grants to Eadnoth 24, son of her daughter, provided that the brothers of Ramsey will accept him as a monk, Bythorn, so that it may go with him to Ramsey.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 35
 Ælfwald 42.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwald 42 granted Ramsey Swaffham in exchange for the 2 hides at Stapleford.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 49
 Ælfwaru 7.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwaru 7 to Ramsey; grant of Holywell and the church at Elsworth, Cambs., as well as Chinnora, and with Eadnoth 26, one of her kinsmen, who became a monk of Ramsey, all the land at Barley, except for 1 hide which she granted to one of her servants, Ælfsige 99, with reversion to Ramsey.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 54
 Ælfwine 94-Ramsey.granting land to Wulfric: The monk Ælfwine 94 and the brothers of Ramsey, granted Wulfric 82 the land at Risby for a fixed payment in annual rent to hold for his lifetime in the name of the church.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 50
 Ælfwine 94.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwine 94 became a monk at Ramsey and gave to the monastery, as a pledge of his conversion, Lawshall, Hawstead, and Risby.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 50
 Ærnketel 1-Wulfrun 9.S1493 granting land and goods to Ramsey 1: Ærnketel 1 and Wulfrun 9, his wife, to St Benedict, Ramsey 1; bequest of land at Hickling and Kinoulton, Notts., and at Lockington, Yorks. ERY: S1493    (978 x 1016)
 Ærnketel 1-Wulfrun 9.granting to Ramsey: Ærnketel 1 and Wulfrun 0, his wife, to Ramsey; bequest of Hickling and Kilvington, along with 15 pounds in silver and gold in return for Earnketil receiving burial at Ramsey and Wulfrun at Lockington, Yorks.. Wulfrun decreed that she would make payments to Ramsey every year on St Benedict’s day.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 37
 Æthelgifu 17.granting land to Ramsey: Æthelgifu 17, comitissa, to the church of St Benedict, Ramsey; grant of land at Stowe and at Bourn, Cambs., 1 mark of gold and and duos ciphos argenteos de xii marcis ad pondus hustingiæ Londoniensis ....: S1809    (900 x 1000)
 Æthelgifu 19.granting land to Ramsey: Æthelgifu 19 granted to Ramsey, 60 acres and 1 virgate in the vill which had been Guthred’s, and 8 hides at Henning.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 26
 Æthelred 32.granting land to Ramsey: Æthelred 32, king, to Ramsey abbey; grant of 9 hides at Broughton, Hunts..: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  pp. 75-6 (978 x 1016)
 Æthelric 49.granting land to Ramsey: Bishop Æthelric 49 to Ramsey 1, grant of lands at at Elton, Hunts.; Barnwell, Hemington, Northants.; East Elsworth, Girton, Cambs.; Therfield, Herts.; Shillington, Beds.; Westmill, Herts.; Offerton or Orfyridtune (lost) in Holland; Broughton, Hunts.; Bottisham, Cambs..: S1030    (1016 x 1034)
 Æthelstan 78.disputing with Ramsey: Æthelstan 78, kinsman of Archbishop Oda 1, tried to deny Oda 1's gift of 5 hides at Burwell to Ramsey, alleging that half the land lawfully belonged to his jurisdiction, but Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 granted him 80 gold mancuses for the land.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Æthelwine 2.granting land to Ramsey: Æthelwine 2, dux, to Ramsey; grant of Ramsey, Upwood, Hilgay with its berewick, Snore, 5 hides at Walsoken, half a fishery at Wella, Brington, 10 hides at Weston, 10 hides at Gidding and Wedetone, 7 hides at Stukeley, part of 10 hides at Toft (in exchange for which, he received Linton), Oakley, 6 hides at Wangford, rights at Houghton, a mill he had obtained from a relative, Siric 7, and Hemingford.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 Æthelwine 46.granting land to Ramsey 1: Æthelwine 46 Swearte to Ramsey 1, grant of Cranfield, Kempston, Clapham, Beds..: S1030   
Indicating bounds (2)
 S1110 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey and Peterborough: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed the exchange of land at Luton, Northants., for land at Marholm, Northants., and the agreement made between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough; and has also confirmed the boundaries along King Cnut 3's Delph, Northants., as Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, proved his claim to them against Siweard 18, abbot of Thorney.: S1110    (1042 x 1066)
 Ælfwine 55-Leofric 23.dispute: Record of the settlement of a dispute between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough (then in charge of Thorney), with Siweard 18, provost of Thorney, concerning the boundaries at King's Delph, Northants..: S1481a    (1055)
Judicial decision/review (2)
 Anonymous 10125.granting land to Æthelflæd 29: While the father of Æthelflæd 29, Æthelwine 2’s wife, was still alive and possessed a certain part of that countryside [Sawtry?] by hereditary right, he gave it to Ealdorman Æthelstan 26 who gave it to Ramsey. Later Æthelflæd 29 claimed the land and took it back by judicial order into the jurisdiction of her own hereditary right. Then she granted the land to Ramsey with the burial of her body. : Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 S1110 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey and Peterborough: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed the exchange of land at Luton, Northants., for land at Marholm, Northants., and the agreement made between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough; and has also confirmed the boundaries along King Cnut 3's Delph, Northants., as Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, proved his claim to them against Siweard 18, abbot of Thorney.: S1110    (1042 x 1066)
Lease (4)
 Herbert 4.leasing land to William 35 and Ælfwynn 8: Abbot Herbert 4 to William 35 de Peche and Ælfwynn 8, his wife; lease for two lives of land at Ouera for annual rent of £6.: TRW Non-royal charters/Ramsey2    (1088)
 Ramsey 1.S1371 leasing land to Oswald 8: Oswald 8, archbishop of York, declares that the community of Ramsey have granted him a lease, for life, of land at Stura, Worcs., and that he has leased it to Oswulf 20: S1371    (972 x 992)
 Ramsey.leasing land to Oswald 8: Oswald 8 gives notice to Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 and the assembly at Worcester that the brothers of Ramsey have leased him the land at Sture for one life.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 52 (961 x 992)
 Ælfwine 55.leasing land to Ralph: Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and the community of Ramsey abbey, to Earl Ralph 2; lease of land at Cranfield, Beds., on condition that the land would revert after his death to the abbey, and that the abbey would come into possession of the earl’s land at Cherletonam (?Chalton, Beds.) and Brunstanesthorp.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  pp. 171-2 (1050 x 1056)
Monastic life, converting to/joining/oblation (4)
 Wulfhun 12.granting land to Ramsey: Wulfhun 12 granted Ramsey Linton went he became a member of their community.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 28
 Ælfhild 8.granting land to Eadnoth 24: Ælfhild 8 grants to Eadnoth 24, son of her daughter, provided that the brothers of Ramsey will accept him as a monk, Bythorn, so that it may go with him to Ramsey.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 35
 Ælfwaru 7.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwaru 7 to Ramsey; grant of Holywell and the church at Elsworth, Cambs., as well as Chinnora, and with Eadnoth 26, one of her kinsmen, who became a monk of Ramsey, all the land at Barley, except for 1 hide which she granted to one of her servants, Ælfsige 99, with reversion to Ramsey.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 54
 Ælfwine 94.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwine 94 became a monk at Ramsey and gave to the monastery, as a pledge of his conversion, Lawshall, Hawstead, and Risby.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 50
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (1)
 John 27.granting privilege to Ramsey: Oswald 8 acquired a privilege for Ramsey from Pope John 27 XIII.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25 (965 x 972)
Property-buying/purchasing (4)
 Beorhtnoth 19?.exchanging with Ramsey 1: Abbot [Beorhtnoth 19] bought 10 acres at Wimblington and 2 fisheries from the monks of Ramsey 1 for 20 solidi.: Anon.LiberEliensis  II.23 / LÆ 33
 Edgar 11.exchanging with Oswald and Ramsey: Oswald 8 bought Needingworth from King Edgar 11 for precious relics enclosed in two crosses made from gold and weighing 120 marks. Edgar 11 also gave Wistow. In exchange for Needingworth, Ramsey acquired 3 hides at Godmanchester.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Ramsey.buying land from Anonymous 10123: Ramsey bought 1 hide in Stukeley from a son of Winesige 1.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 27
 Æthelstan 78.disputing with Ramsey: Æthelstan 78, kinsman of Archbishop Oda 1, tried to deny Oda 1's gift of 5 hides at Burwell to Ramsey, alleging that half the land lawfully belonged to his jurisdiction, but Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 granted him 80 gold mancuses for the land.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
Property-exchanging (10)
 Beorhtnoth 19?.exchanging with Ramsey 1: Abbot [Beorhtnoth 19] bought 10 acres at Wimblington and 2 fisheries from the monks of Ramsey 1 for 20 solidi.: Anon.LiberEliensis  II.23 / LÆ 33
 Dispute between Ely and Ramsey: Eadnoth 25, brother of Ramsey, acquired for Ramsey, 1 hide at Broughton from Bishop Æthelwold 2 in exchange for the church at Wilbraham. ‘At the same time there was a protracted problem to do with certain business between Bishop Æthelwold 2, patron of Ely, and Æthelwine 2, advocate of Ramsey and brother Eadnoth 25, in response to the pleas of the Ely brothers, granted much honour to that same holy bishop, and, having induced the ealdorman to agree, he had him draw lots to arrive at a satisfactory outcome of the same business. As their part of this exchange of landed property, the Ely brothers and their first abbot, Beorhtnoth 19, gave to brother Eadnoth 25, 1 hide at Boughton, witnessed by Æthelsige 26, uncle of the ealdorman, and Ælfgyth 9 and his children. Therefore, Eadnoth 25 ... took 4 turves of green grass from that very land, and placed them upon the altar of St Gregory in the crypt of Ramsey with many people observing his deed with approving eyes.’: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 44
 Edgar 11.exchanging with Oswald and Ramsey: Oswald 8 bought Needingworth from King Edgar 11 for precious relics enclosed in two crosses made from gold and weighing 120 marks. Edgar 11 also gave Wistow. In exchange for Needingworth, Ramsey acquired 3 hides at Godmanchester.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Ramsey.buying land from Anonymous 10123: Ramsey bought 1 hide in Stukeley from a son of Winesige 1.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 27
 S1110 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey and Peterborough: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed the exchange of land at Luton, Northants., for land at Marholm, Northants., and the agreement made between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough; and has also confirmed the boundaries along King Cnut 3's Delph, Northants., as Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, proved his claim to them against Siweard 18, abbot of Thorney.: S1110    (1042 x 1066)
 Winesige 1.disputing with Ramsey: Winesige 1, a relative of Othulf 4, claimed the 5 hides in Burwell for himself. Ealdorman Æthelwine 2 would have used violence to resolve the matter had he not been prevented by Eadnoth 23, a brother of Ramsey. Eadnoth 23 called together Cambridgeshire, and offered Winesige 1 land at Sawston in exchange for Burwell.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 25
 Ælfstan 84.exchanging with Ramsey: Ælfstan 84 granted Ramsey 2 hides at Stapleford in exchange for 100 silver solidi. The business was undertaken by brother Eadnoth 25.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 48
 Ælfwald 42.granting land to Ramsey: Ælfwald 42 granted Ramsey Swaffham in exchange for the 2 hides at Stapleford.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 49
 Ælfwine 55-Leofric 23.exchanging lands: Abbot Ælfwine 55 took in exchange from Abbot Leofric 23, 9 virgates at Luton, Northants., and gave him the land at Marholm.: S1110   
 Æthelwold 2.exchanging with Ramsey: Eadnoth 25, brother of Ramsey, acquired for Ramsey, 1 hide at Broughton from Bishop Æthelwold 2 in exchange for the church at Wilbraham.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 43
Property-giving/selling (1)
 Ælfstan 84.exchanging with Ramsey: Ælfstan 84 granted Ramsey 2 hides at Stapleford in exchange for 100 silver solidi. The business was undertaken by brother Eadnoth 25.: Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 48
Writ-issuing/sending (6)
 Bates221 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and all his sheriffs and officials of England that he has granted sake and soke, toll and team, infangetheof and wreck at Ringstead and Brancaster to the abbey of Ramnsey and Abbot Æthelsige 43, with all customs that the king can have there. The abbey is to have its customs as freely as the king has his, wherever it holds land. Abbot Æthelsige 43 is to hold the abbey as completely as King Edward 15 gave it to Abbot Ælfwine 55, and if anyone has taken anything from the abbey since William 1’s coronation, it is to be restored, if he has been unable to plead through the chapter.: Bates221    (1080 x 1083)
 Bates222 - writ of William 1 in favour of Æthelsige 43 and Ramsey: King William 1 notifies Archbishop Lanfranc 1, and his bishops, abbots and sheriffs, and his French and English faithful men that Abbot Æthelsige 43 of Ramsey is to have sake and soke, toll and infangenetheof, and all the customs of his church, within and outside towns, as his predecessor had them on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead. : Bates222    (1080 x 1087)
 Harthacnut 1-Emma 2.S997 granting land to Ramsey 1: Writ of King Harthacnut 1 and his mother Queen Emma 2 declaring that they have given to the church of Ramsey 1 land at Hemingford Grey, Hunts.: S997    (1040 x 1042)
 S1106 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that St Benedict of Ramsey is to have the land at Hemingford, Hunts., with everything pertaining thereto as fully and completely as King Harthacnut 1 and Queen Ælfgifu Emma 2 granted it to that church. : S1106    (1043 x 1049)
 S1107 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has given to Ramsey Abbey the land at Broughton, Hunts., which he himself possessed, with sake and soke.: S1107    (1050 x 1052)
 S1110 - writ of Edward 15 in favour of Ramsey and Peterborough: Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has confirmed the exchange of land at Luton, Northants., for land at Marholm, Northants., and the agreement made between Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, and Leofric 23, abbot of Peterborough; and has also confirmed the boundaries along King Cnut 3's Delph, Northants., as Ælfwine 55, abbot of Ramsey, proved his claim to them against Siweard 18, abbot of Thorney.: S1110    (1042 x 1066)