ECR 07 005
Reference code
ECR 07 005
Title
Bledlow, Buckinghamshire: Award concerning tithes
Level
Item
Date
26 September 1234
Content description
Award of the Prior and Precentor of Dunstable and the Sacristan of the same, subdelegate of the Prior of Caldwell, appointed by Papal Bull of 27 April 1233 (recited) to mediate in a dispute between the Abbot of Bec and Abbess of Godstow concerning the possession of the tithes issuing from the demesnes of G. Basset and R. de Vespont in the parish church of Wycombe. It was agreed that the Abbot should receive the tithes of the ancient demesnes saving the mother church the thirtieth acre as he has always received, but from assarts the Abbot two parts and the mother church the third part and from all other tithes the Abbot two parts and the parish church the third part. Given at Dunstable.
Three seals, pointed oval, brownish red wax, on doubled tags. 1) 40mm. Most of the bottom half of the impression has been lost. Virgin with Child in arms, severed at the waist by ogee arch 2) 32mm, Paschal Lamb, SIGILL EDITUI CODICUM 3) 32mm, poor impression
Three seals, pointed oval, brownish red wax, on doubled tags. 1) 40mm. Most of the bottom half of the impression has been lost. Virgin with Child in arms, severed at the waist by ogee arch 2) 32mm, Paschal Lamb, SIGILL EDITUI CODICUM 3) 32mm, poor impression
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A transcript of the Latin is available in the finding aid by Noel Blakiston
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