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King William notifies Bishop Leofwine of Lichfield, Earl Edwin of Mercia and all his thegns in Staffordshire that he land of Perton, Staffs., belongs to the abbey of Westminster as fully as King Edward gave it. He orders that Abbot Æthelwig of Evesham and Thurkil the sheriff should protect the land under the king’s authority.

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Scholarly Source Dating 1066 x 1071

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1 Event Bates292    King William 1 notifies Bishop Leofwine 72 of Lichfield, Earl Edwin 33 of Mercia and all his thegns in Staffordshire that he land of Perton, Staffs., belongs to the abbey of Westminster as fully as King Edward 15 gave it. He orders that Abbot Æthelwig 15 of Evesham and Thurkil 8 the sheriff should protect the land under the king’s authority.