William I grants liberties from the time of Edward

William I grants to the church of St Andrew’s in the city of Rochester liberties from the time of King Edward (the Confessor). Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folios 174v-175r by Jacob Scott (pending review).


Transcription


174v (select folio number to open facsimile)



Concessio uuillelmi magni regis;



175r



Vvillelmus dei gratia rex anglorum, haimoni
dapifero et omnibus suis teignis in episcopatu
rofensi salutem. Mando et praecipio, ut eas con-
suetudines quas ęcclesia sancti andreę rofen-
sis ciuitatis habuit in terris uestris seu in
annona, seu in porcis, uel aliis rebus tempo-
re eduuardi regis, habeat, et uos exol-
uatis.



Translation


William, by the grace of God king of the English, to Haimo the steward and all his theigns in the bishopric of Rochester, greetings. I command you to have those customs which the church of Saint Andrew in the City of Rochester, had in your lands, or in corn, or in pigs, or other things in the time of King Edward, let him have it and you will be paid the price.


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