Eleven deeds of the times of Henry III and Edward I, from amongst the court-rolls of the manor of Keswick : also the deed of sale of the Advowson of Intwood, 7th Edward I 1279 / [Hudson Gurney].

  • Gurney, Hudson, 1775-1864
Date:
1841
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Eleven deeds of the times of Henry III and Edward I, from amongst the court-rolls of the manor of Keswick : also the deed of sale of the Advowson of Intwood, 7th Edward I 1279 / [Hudson Gurney]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in the order in which they were found, tied up together, amongst the Court Rolls of the Manor of Keswick. The numbers 3, 5, and 7 are remarkable, as distinctly recognizing the Legality of the Marriages of the Clergy, and the Legitimacy of their Offspring, in the Reign of Edward the First. Henry de Norwich having been Rector of Colney, Lord of several Manors, and of a Family connected with the Bygods. It is also observable, that the Witnesses appear to have been nearly all, if not all, Lords of Mesne Manors held under the Bygods, or the Clergy of their Parishes, or in two or three instances, the Sons of the Clergy. Where these Deeds were Sealed and