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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) - Softcover
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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.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a comprehensive collection of 368 medieval Latin charters, dating from the period of the abbey's foundation in 1176 to the late 14th century. The author uses these documents to narrate the development of the abbey and its dealings with the local community. The abbey played a crucial religious, and economic role in the region, and the charters shed light on its acquisition of lands, mills, salt-pans, and churches, as well as the legal disputes that arose from such acquisitions. Some of the charters also provide genealogical information about local landowners and families. For historians and those interested in medieval English society and ecclesiastical history, this book offers a wealth of primary source material. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331932970_0
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