File 1963 - Entry to land for William Gethyn in the manor of Woolaston, Gloucestershire (Tintern abbey)

Identity area

Reference code

1963

Title

Entry to land for William Gethyn in the manor of Woolaston, Gloucestershire (Tintern abbey)

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

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

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.

Finding aids

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Further records of the manor of Woolaston are in the Badminton Estate Records at NLW and at Gloucestershire Archives. Records of other manors held by the abbey of Tintern are at the above locations and at Gwent Archives.

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Publication note

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Notes area

Note

Preferred citation: NLW Deed 1963.

Note

Title based on contents.

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Access points

Name access points

Description control area

Description identifier

NLW Deed 1963

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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].

Accession area

Related people and organizations

Physical storage

  • Text: NLW Deed 1963