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Topic analysis

The whole corpus

160,128Documents
0Discrete acts
77,853People named
1Mapped places
230Years 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 (160128)

What kind of act

When in the year

Sample entries

  1. 1232-10-10, Westminster

    Signification to the pope of the royal assent to the election of Master Iidmund, treasurer of Salisbury, to be archbishop of Canterbury.

  2. 1232-10-10, Westminster

    The like to the same as to the election of the sometime prior of St. Edmunds to be abbot of that place.

  3. 1232-10-14, Westminster

    Licence for the abbot and monks of Furnes, whenever they have need, to send a brother of their house into Ireland who with other brethren of the house sent there shall buy corn and victuals throughout that land, for the maintenance of the abbey; and mandate to the justiciary of …

  4. 1232-10-15, Westminster

    Mandate to the good men of the county of Wilts reciting that the king has appointed Ralph de Bray and Ralph de Norwico as his justices to receive the abjuration of the realm of H. de Burgo if he should refuse to come out of the church and take his trial, or to do justice to him, …

  5. 1232-10-17, Westminster

    Appointment, during pleasure, of Henry de Trubleville to the custody of the county of Glamorgan. By P. de Rivallis.

  6. 1232-10-17, Westminster

    Mandate to Ralph de Wyliton, constable of Devises, to restore Hubert de Burgo and William de Millers, who lately escaped from the castle of Devises and entered the church of St. John the Baptist and who were dragged forth from there, to the said church. By the same.

  7. 1232-10-20, Westminster

    Mandate to the barons of Hastinges, Winchelese, and Rye, requesting them to select from the better and stronger young men of their ports sufficient well armed men to equip two galleys of the king which are at Portesmuth, which he has ordered to be delivered to them as soon as …

  8. 1232-10-20, Westminster

    Mandate by letters close to the bailiffs of Portesmuth to deliver the said galleys to Robert de Aundely to be delivered to those whom the king has ordered.

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