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Topic analysis

The whole corpus

46,367Documents
0Discrete acts
34,453People named
300Mapped places
36Years covered

Frequency over time

yeardecadereignmonth

Scanned coverage: Patent Rolls 1216–1486, Close Rolls 1231–1395 (dashed markers). A fall-off after 1486 reflects Patent rolls not yet ingested, not a decline in activity.

Where

Top counties: Middlesex (14619) · Kent (1793) · Hampshire (1280) · Lincolnshire (1125) · Berkshire (1056) · Cumberland (1033) · Yorkshire (940) · Flintshire (784)

What kind of act

When in the year

Sample entries

  1. 1272-11-02, Westminster

    Presentation of Richard de la Rye to the church of Clyueware, in the diocese of Salisbury, in the king's gift by reason of the lands of Richard Siffrewast being in the king's hand?. The like of Master Thomas de Burnetou to the church of Drayton Passelewe, in the diocese of …

  2. 1272-11-03

    .John de Bnrlore, merchant of St. Omer, John de Sancto Omei'o, merchant of Lenn, and Lambert de Sancto Omero, merchant of St. Omer, Henry Houener, merchant of Louvain, Nicholas de Malins, merchant of Malines, Walter Hauberkyn, citizen and merchant of London,, Gregory de Rokesle, …

  3. 1272-11-03, Commitment Westminster

    during pleasure to Master Henry de Bray of the honour castle of Penroys, in the king's hand by the death of George de tenant in chief.

  4. 1272-11-04, Westminster

    to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's the lands late of the said George.

  5. 1272-11-05

    to Geoffrey de Genevill, justiciary of Ireland, to take into hand the lands in Ireland late of the said George, tenant in by barony, who died on Wednesday, St. Luke the Evangelist, 1; so that he answer for the issues thereof at the Exchequer from the said Wednesday. to the same …

  6. 1272-11-05, Westminster

    to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's the castle and manor of Toteneys, late of George de Cantilupo, deceased, tenant in chief, and to answer for the issues by testimony of Ralph le Ussher, to whom he shall commit the castle as keeper under him, paying him …

  7. 1272-11-05, Westminster

    Order to Reynold de Grey, justice of Chester, to take into the king's hand the castle of Hanlee and the other castles and lands near his bailiwick late of James de Aldithele, deceased, son of James de Aldithele, deceased, tenant in chief. 15.

  8. 1272-11-05, Westminster

    Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of Robert son of Nicholas, deceased, tenant in chief, (15 ) The escheators for this year are (1) on this side Trent, Master Richard Clifford, until 23 September, and thereafter, John de London, …

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