Inspeximus of a charter of Edward III, dated 24 Feb 1327 (Doc 3901), granting Gilbert de Ellesfeld liberty of warren in his manor of Ellesfeld [Elsfield], Oxfordshire. Sealed with green Great Seal (damaged) on bi-coloured silk cords. Witnesses to the Edwardian charter: W[alter Reynolds] archbishop of Canterbury, J[ohn Stratford] bishop of Winchester, W[illiam Ayermine] bishop of Norwich, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, Thomas de Wak', William la Zouch of Assheby, John de Roos seneschal, and others. Endorsed in a fifteenth-century court hand: 'Liberta Warenna in manerio / de Elsfelde iuxta Oxon' / in Com' Oxonie'. In pencil at top-right: '10'.
Inspeximus, Elsfield, Oxfordshire
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Doc.3910
- Dates of Creation
- 7 Feb. 1379 (2 Richard II)
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 item(s) vellum vellum
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949
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