Sibton Abbey Cartularies and Charters, Part 2Sibton Abbey, founded in 1150, was the only Cistercian house in Suffolk. Its substantial remains include two cartularies and a large number of original charters. Of particular interest is the proportion of later documents running up to the Reformation, thus providing an unusually comprehensive survey of the house, its properties, tenants and patrons. |
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abbot abuttat super acres annual rent Basilia Beate Marie carta confirmavi Deo carta mea confirmavi carte Confirmation dedi et hac dedi et presenti defendemus Deo et Beate dicti monachi habeant dictis monachis donor ego et heredes festum Sancti Michaelis free alms futuri quod ego Grant in free habeant et teneant hac presenti carta heirs held heredes mei warantizabimus heredibus meis heredum meorum homage and service homagium et servitium iacet inter terram John liberam et perpetuam Marie et monachis mea confirmavi Deo mei vel heredum meorum in perpetuum monachis de Sybetun monks Note omni servitio parcel of land Pascha perpetuam elemosinam presentes et futuri presenti carta confirmavi presenti carta mea Probably puram et perpetuam reddendo inde annuatim Reginald Ricardo Richard Robert Roger S)ciant presentes same date scutage see Introduction Sibton sine super terram teneant predictum tenemento tenementum terre cum pertinentiis Testibus versus aquilonem versus austrum villa Walter Wenhaston Willelmi William