Calendar of Charters and Documents Relating to the Abbey of Roberthsbridge Co: Sussex: Preserved at Penshurst Among the Muniments of Lord De Lisle and Dudley (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Baron Philip Sidney De L'isle

9780267788880: Calendar of Charters and Documents Relating to the Abbey of Roberthsbridge Co: Sussex: Preserved at Penshurst Among the Muniments of Lord De Lisle and Dudley (Classic Reprint)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267788886 ISBN 13: 9780267788880

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

View all copies of this ISBN edition

0 Used

2 New

From US$ 41.83

Explore centuries of medieval life through the charters and documents tied to Robertsbridge Abbey in Sussex.

This volume collects and presents a range of primary records preserved at Penshurst, offering a window into land holdings, gatherings of witnesses, and the daily workings of a monastery-haunted world. The material helps readers understand how the abbey shaped and was shaped by its surrounding community.

Contained here are grants, confirmations, releases, and permissions that reveal how land, rents, and services were managed. From sales and gifts to rights of admission and frankalmoign arrangements, the entries show the ebb and flow of endowments and obligations across generations. Seals, witnesses, and the occasionally explicit notes about provenance provide a tangible sense of how these documents operated in practice.

Grant, confirmation, and release deeds that illuminate land tenure and feudal relationships.
Insights into how the abbey engaged with noble patrons and local gentry.
Details about monetary and customary payments, rents, and yearly dues.
Illustrative seals, imagery, and witness lists that accompany medieval charters.

Ideal for readers of medieval English history, local history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about how religious houses managed land and authority in their region.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.