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Gift with warranty in frankalmoign by Richard and John,
sons of Gilbert of Etchingham to Battle abbey of half an
acre and one virgate of meadow and appurtenances, east of
Iltonsbath bridge lying longitudinally between the water
of Iltonsbath on the north and the meadow of the prior of
Hastings on the south and latitudinally between the meadow
of the abbot and convent of Battle on the west and that of
Thomas Russel on the east.
Mid-thirteenth century to before
1273 (death of Michael de Beche).
Original charter: Fuller I/28/14. Cart. H. f .119 - abst .
Measurements : 20.5 cm x 9 cm: ~lica 1.8 cm. .
Originally two seals: (left) s it f or seal tag; (right) seal
of light brown wax (varnished) on tag: vesica-shaped approx.
2.9 cm x 2 cm (repaired) . D.evice: Fleur de lys (good
impression). Legend: •OHIS DE ECI ••• (Lombardic).
Endorsed: • viiJ . ;. : 0 /Carta filiorum Gileberti de Echeha.m/
Iltonesbeth/et Setlescumbe . ·
Sciant presentes et futuri quod nos Ricardus et Johannes
filii Gilberti de Echeha.m pro nobis et heredibus nostris
dedimus concessimus et presenti carta confirmavimus in
libera.m pura.m et perpetuam elemosina.m abbati et conventui
de Bello et eorum successoribus imperpetuum dimidiam
. .
acra.m et una.m virgata.m prati cum pertinenciis ab oriente
pontis de Iltonesbach jacentis in longitudine inter aqua.m
de Iltonesbach a parte boreali et pratum prioris de
Hasting ' a parte australi et in latitudine inter pratum
dictorum abbatis et conventus ab occidentali et pratum
Thome Russel ab orientali, habendum et tenendum predictum
pratum cum pertinenciis predictis abbati et conventui et
eorum successoribus integre libere quiete bene et in pace
inperpetuum. Et nos et heredes nostri predictum pratum
cum pertinenciis predictis abbati et conventui et eorum
successoribus contra omnes gentes warantizabimus aquietabimus
et defendemus inperpetuum sicut liberam pura.m et
perpetua.m elemosinam nostram. Et ad majorem hujus rei
securitatem presenti carte sigilla nostra apposuimus.
Hiis testibus Roberto Basoc, Michaele de Bech, Luca de
Swinha.m, Goceo de Haremere, Rengero de. Watlington,
Roberto de Brom.ham, Thoma Russel , Johanne de Bosco et
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