Transaction:
Confirmation of donations and confirmations concerning church of Ruthven (ANG)
- Type of Transaction
- Confirmation
- From Source
-
2/40/4 (Arb. Lib., no. 219)
- Firm date
- 1229 X 6 April 1236
- Probable date
- circa 1230
- Dating Notes
- Death of Bishop Hugh × burial of Bishop Gilbert
- Primary
- yes
- Tenendas
- in (free, pure and/or perpetual) alms
- Tenendas original language
- puram et perpetuam elemosinam
- Sicut clause
- Included
- Previous mentions of charter
- yes
- Corroboration / sealing
- yes
- Notes
- Bishop Richard's charter regarding the church of Ruthven is 2/6/19. Bishop John's renewal is 2/6/23; Bishop Hugh's is 2/6/31. The most likely context for this charter is the period after the death of Bishop Hugh de Sigillo when Matthew Scot was elected but died before he could be consecrated.