PR/HB/1

PR/HB/1

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Cncerning a Charter Issued by Henry III

Jan 1233

1 sheet

Inspeximus and confirmation, by P[eter] Bishop of Winchester, of a charter of Henry III concerning the church of Husseburne [Hurstbourne] (see PR/HB/7). The King, believing that the church was in his donation, had presented his clerk Nicholas de Neville to it on its vacancy after the death of Simon de P[erigord] who was formerly dean of Chichester. However, the Bishop of Salisbury and the Chapter claimed it as belonging to the Salisbury prebend of Burbage, on the grounds of an annual pension which the canon of the said prebend was accustomed to receiving from the dean. Having examined charters of earlier kings and others, the claims of the church of Salisbury were established and the King agreed that the church of Hurstbourne belonged to the church of Sarum, as a member of the prebend of Burbage, and that it should be so held in pure and perpetual alms. He assigned to Nicholas de Neville the possession of the church for his life, but saved the rights of both parties. The witnesses were H[ubert] de Burgh, Earl of Kent and Justiciar of England, Stephen de Segrava, Godfrey de Craucumb, John son of […] (text faded), Godfrey dispensator, and H de Capella. Given by the hand of R[alph] Bishop of Chichester, Chancellor, at Worcester, 21 May (16th year of Henry III). The Bishop of Winchester now confirms all the above. Given at Wodestoc, Saturday next after Epiphany (?i.e. 08 Jan 1233). The witnesses were J [?Lemovicen], R de Apluby, P de Chanceus, W son of Humphrey and Herbert the Clerk. The Henry III charter may be found in pp.227-8 of Rev. W. Dunn Macray (ed.), Salisbury Charters and Documents (1891).

Latin

Material: parchment

des Roches, Peter
de Neoville, Nicholas
Ralph
Hurstbourne and Burbage