Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 14 October 1523 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 f.; parchment; 135 x 290 mm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
The Library acquired the manuscript at auction. Its earlier provenance is unclear, but its authenticity is assured by internal diplomatic evidence.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased by NLW at Forum Auctions, 14 July 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Record of the manorial court of Wolaston [Woolaston, Gloucestershire], 14 October 1523, held before representatives of Richard Wyche, the [last] abbot of Tintern (namely Richard Herbert, Sir William Herbert, steward, and Thomas Deane, cellarer), that William Gethyn of Tintern appeared before the court and paid a fine of 20s. for confirmation and entry to a piece of land between ?Wyllscroft [?Willscroft], St Breuial/Bremall [St Briavels], le Mark [Mork] and Weyget [Wyegate] to the west and the land of the lord of Strugull [Chepstow] to the east at a rent of 2s. for 99 years to be paid by the said William and his heirs and assigns with suit of court at Wolaston.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
Latin
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Manuscript on vellum; 13 lines; red wax seal of the chancery of Tintern appended; folded and creased.
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NLW Deed 1963.
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Tintern Abbey (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; RDA NACO; and LCSH
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
November 2024
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Forum Auctions sale catalogue, 14 July 2022 (Lot 17); information within the document; Kathleen Morgan, Brian S Smith, 'Woolaston: Manor and other estates', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds, ed. C R Elrington, N M Herbert, R B Pugh (London, 1972), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp106-109 [accessed 27 November 2024]; idem, 'Woolaston: Local government', ibid., British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp114-115 [accessed 27 November 2024].