Lincolnshire Archives Dij/76/1/1 1251 - 1258

Lincolnshire Archives

Sealing Clause yes
Language Latin
Has Good Prints? no
Has Partial Prints? no

Description of Content

Confirmation that money Richilda gets from the rent of a house in the parish of st Gilbert will be given to the church of Holy Trinity to supply the candles and ornaments of the high altar.

Parties (from repository catalogue)

1) Richilda daughter of Simon Bern' 2) God, the Blessed Mary and the Church of the Holy Trinity 'sub monte' Lincoln

Document Notes

Four-way chirograph

Wax 924: Lincolnshire Archives Dij/76/1/1, pos. 1
Attachment Side Bottom
Attachment Type Tag
Colour of Wax green
Condition of Wax Broken
Contains print? yes
Good print? no
Partial print? no
Impression 4030: Wax 924: Lincolnshire Archives Dij/76/1/1, pos. 1; Stylised lily ...
Condition Chipped
Shape Pointed Oval
Vertical Size (mm) 46
Horizontal Size (mm) 33

Design Description

Stylised lily

Made with Matrix

Matrix 3651: Stylised lily ...

Legend

[. .]IGILL'RIChILDEFILIESIMONIS[B?][section lost]

The top of the seal has been damaged and then repaired with a different type of wax. The final word is, based on the document, probably some form of BERN, though the exact spelling is unclear.