Source: CharterS1120

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Description

Writ of King Edward declaring that the estate of Lessness, Kent, which Ętsere owned and bequeathed to Westminster Abbey for the monks' food is now to belong to the abbey.

Charter information
Sawyer 1120
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Kemble ---
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Source Used  
Archive(s) Westminster
Source Information
Scholarly Source Dating 1042 x 1050

Notes

Harmer, Writs, pp, 299-301, 495-6, probably a fabrication, very imperfect seal of reddish-white wax, attached upside-down sur simple queue, wrapping-tie; Bishop and Chaplais, p. xxii n., forgery; Brooke and Keir 1975, p. 369, dubious; BA Facs., p. 11.

Event/Transaction List

Factoid Type Source Reference Short Description
1 Event S1120    Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that the estate of Lessness, Kent, which Atsere 4 owned and bequeathed to Westminster Abbey for the monks' food is now to belong to the abbey.
2 Transaction S1120    Atsere 4 to Westminster; bequest of Lessness, Kent.