Archbishop Anselm grants privileges related to the land of Northfleet Church
/Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury (from 1093-1109) grants to the church of St Andrews, Rochester, and to Bishop Gundulf, privileges related to the land of the church at Northfleet. Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folio 179r by Jacob Scott (pending review).
179r (select folio number to open facsimile)
De ecclesia de Norhfleta.
Anselmus gratia dei archiepiscopus cantuarie. Haimioni vice-
comita. et omnibus baronibus regis franci genis et anglishmen
domine sancti andree et episcopo Gundulfo de rouecestra omnibus
illas consuetudines et leges. Quas habuit de ante-
cessore meo. Lanfranco archiepiscopo. Inscoto et in
opere castri. et imponte. et omnia uira ep’alia. Illi
pertinentia. In manerus inris. et clericis. et laicus
sui episcopatus. Sicute unquam melius [?] honorabi-
lius habuit ea. Et monachis eiusdem ecclesie do de
ineo dominico ecclesiam de northflete et quicquid
ad eam pertinet. Interris et indecimis et in oblau
omnibus et in omnibus aliis rebus. Et de piscaria de
gillingheham unam monachis solebant dare . xl . solidos.
per annum antecessorum meo per dono eisdem mona-
chis . xxxv . solidos ut habeant eos aduictum eorum
et eidem superdicto episcopo. Gundulfo concedo quandam
terram udiente’ . xx . solidos. Per annum in nro’ dominico
manerio de heisa. Quad est in middelsferd. Test’
Ernulfo priore. Josephus. Eadmero in cantuar’
Baldeuuino de tornac in becceham. Willelmo archid’
cantudr’. Archetill’ rofensi archid . Willelmo de
emefford’. Godefrido de falchenham.
Transcription
179r (select folio number to open facsimile)
De ecclesia de Norhfleta.
Anselmus gratia dei archiepiscopus cantuarie. Haimioni vice-
comita. et omnibus baronibus regis franci genis et anglishmen
domine sancti andree et episcopo Gundulfo de rouecestra omnibus
illas consuetudines et leges. Quas habuit de ante-
cessore meo. Lanfranco archiepiscopo. Inscoto et in
opere castri. et imponte. et omnia uira ep’alia. Illi
pertinentia. In manerus inris. et clericis. et laicus
sui episcopatus. Sicute unquam melius [?] honorabi-
lius habuit ea. Et monachis eiusdem ecclesie do de
ineo dominico ecclesiam de northflete et quicquid
ad eam pertinet. Interris et indecimis et in oblau
omnibus et in omnibus aliis rebus. Et de piscaria de
gillingheham unam monachis solebant dare . xl . solidos.
per annum antecessorum meo per dono eisdem mona-
chis . xxxv . solidos ut habeant eos aduictum eorum
et eidem superdicto episcopo. Gundulfo concedo quandam
terram udiente’ . xx . solidos. Per annum in nro’ dominico
manerio de heisa. Quad est in middelsferd. Test’
Ernulfo priore. Josephus. Eadmero in cantuar’
Baldeuuino de tornac in becceham. Willelmo archid’
cantudr’. Archetill’ rofensi archid . Willelmo de
emefford’. Godefrido de falchenham.
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