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RefNo CCA-DCc-ChAnt/L/4
PreviousNumbers lx (15th c); L 368 (Norris); L 5 (late 19th c)
Title Grant
Date [1179x1186]
Description From: Alan, I, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory To: John the clerk John is the nephew of St Thomas Becket by his sister Rose ('Roheisia'). Alan grants him the vicarage of St Mary Bothaw ('de Bothage'), London. For an annual pension of 5s, payable as specified. John swore in the chapter house that he would pay the pension as long as he lived and held the church. He also swore to preserve the church and that neither he nor anyone else would attempt to diminish its rights, nor would he consent to this. No date. [Date: Prior Alan's dates.] Endorsed with description in late 12th or early 13th cent and late 13th cent hands.
Language Latin
PhysicalDescription Parchment, 1m, chirograph polled at top, slits for seal tag
RelatedMaterial Registered version: CCA-DCc-Register/B, f245r
PublnNote Noted in Historical Manuscripts Commission Fifth Report (London, 1876), Appendix, pp431, 447
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