Dear Newsgroup ~
King Richard I of England (nicknamed the Lionheart) referred to Hugh du
Puiset, Bishop of Durham, died 1195, as his "our dearly beloved cousin"
[Reference: Henry T. Riley, ed., Annals of Roger de Hoveden, 2 (Rolls
Ser.) (1853): 120]. The two men were related in the 4th and 3rd
degrees of kindred, or if you prefer second cousins once removed, by
virtue of their common descent from King William the Conqueror (died
1087), as charted below:
1. William the Conqueror, King of England, died 1087.
2. Henry I, King of England, died 1135.
3. Maud of England, married Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke
of Normandy.
4. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
5. Richard I, King of England, died 1199.
1. William the Conqueror, King of England, died 1087.
2. Adele of England, married Etienne-Henri, Count of Blois.
3. Agnes of Blois, married Hugh du Puiset, Vicomte of Chartres.
4. Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham, died 1195.
A full discussion of the parentage of Bishop Hugh du Puiset may be
found in William Stubbs, Historical Inntroduction to the Roll Series
(1902): 211-212. This information may be viewed online at the
following weblink:
http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8& ... ishop+Hugh
Further particulars regarding Bishop Hugh du Puiset, his son, William
du Puiset, and his nephew, Bouchard du Puiset, are found below. The
modern English form of du Puiset is Pudsey.
Hugh du Puiset: Nephew of King Stephen. His family originated from Le
Puiset (arr. Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France) (see Scammell, Puiset pp.
1-7). Archdeacon of Winchester dioc. (below p. 92) and treasurer of
York. Elected Bishop of Durham 22 Jan. 1153 (Durham, MS. B.II.35 p.
277; John of Hexham in Sym. Dun. 11 328-9; Script. Tres p. 4; Sym. Dun.
1 167, 169; Gerv. Cant. 1 157). Abp.'s conf. refused and case to Rome
(see narrative and references in Scammell, Puiset pp. 12-21).
Consecrated 20 Dec. 1153 (Sym. Dun. 1 169; Durham, MS. B.II.35 p. 278;
Gerv. Cant. 1 157; Chron. Melrose p. 35). Enthr. 2 May 1154 (Sym. Dun.
1 169; Durham, MS. B.II.35 p. 278; Script. Tres p. 6). He died 3 March
1195 (Script. Tres p. 15; Howden 11 284-5; Chron. Melrose p. 49).
Commem. 3 March (Durham obits. III fo. 13r, IV fo. 127r). [Referece:
Diana Greenway, ed., Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, 2 (1971):
29-32].
Master William du Puiset: Archdeacon of Northumberland. He first
occurs Nov. 1174 (Northumberland County Hist. viii, ed. H. H. E.
Craster (1907) p. 63 n. 1). Last occurs [March 1195] (Scammell, Puiset
pp. 258, 261). He was the son of Hugh du Puiset, bishop of Durham
(1153-95) (ibid. pp. 312-13). Called archdeacon of Northumbria at least
twice (Feod. Pr. Dun. p. 125 n.; Scammell, Puiset p. 261). [Referece:
Diana Greenway, ed., Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, 2 (1971):
39-42].
Burchard du Puiset: Archdeacon of Durham. He first occurs 24 May 1172
(Cartulaire de Montiéramey in Collections des Principaux Cartulaires
de Troyes, ed. C. Lalore, vii (Paris, 1890) no. 60). Also served as
treasurer of York from 1189. D. 6 Dec. 1196 (Script. Tres p. 18; cf.
Howden iv 14). He occurs among Durham monks ad succurrendum (Liber
Vitae Dunelm., [ed. J. Stevenson] (Surtees Soc. xiii) p. 94). ?Commem.
5 Dec. (Orleans obit.: Obituaires de la Province de Sens, ed. A.
Molinier and A. Longnon, 111 (Paris, 1904) 129). Called nephew of
bishop Hugh du Puiset (Gesta Hen. II 11 85; cf. Howden 111 16), and
perhaps referred to as son of bishop Hugh (Will. Newburgh in Chrons. of
Stephen, Hen. II and Ric. I, ed. R. Howlett (Rolls ser. lxxxii) 11
440-1). [Referece: Diana Greenway, ed., Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae
1066-1300, 2 (1971): 37-39].
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Website: http://www.royalancestry. net
King's Kinsfolk: King Richard I of England's kinsman, Bishop
Moderator: MOD_nyhetsgrupper
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Douglas Richardson
Re: King's Kinsfolk: King Richard I of England's kinsman, Bi
Dear Newsgroup ~
Earlier this week, I posted a reference regarding King Richard I of
England's well known kinsman, Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham, who
died in 1195. Interestingly, quite by chance, this evening I came
across two French charters dated 1196 and 1197, in which Bishop Hugh du
Puiset and his nephew, Bouchard du Puiset, are mentioned.
The first charter below was issued in 1196 by Eudes de Sully, Bishop of
Paris, died 1208, who refers to both Bishop Hugh du Puiset and Bouchard
du Puiset, his fellow churchmen, as his kinsmen ["consanguineus
noster," "consanguineo nostro"]. Bishop Eudes de Sully was a first
cousin to Bishop Hugh du Puiset, and a first cousin once removed to
Bouchard du Puiset. All three individuals were near kinsmen to the
English royal family.
As I indicated in my earlier post, Diana Greenway, editor of Fasti
Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, was of the opinion that Burchard [recte
Bouchard] du Puiset might be one of the three illegitimate sons of
Bishop Hugh de Puiset. This is in spite of the fact that Greenway
notes that Bouchard du Puiset was styled "nepos" of Bishop Hugh in
Gesta Hen. II 11 85. The first document below proves conclusively that
Bishop Hugh du Puiset was the uncle ["patruo suo"] of Bouchard du
Puiset, who occurs here as Archdeacon of Orleans. Both Bishop Hugh and
his nephew, Bouchard, were deceased at the date of this charter in
1196.
There is evidently much confusion over Bouchard du Puiset's career and
his place in the Puiset family tree. Greenway and the first charter
below prove that Bouchard du Puiset served as Archdeacon of Durham,
Treasurer of York, and also as Archdeacon of Orleans. Greenway states
that he died 6 December 1196, citing Script. Tres p. 18; cf. Howden iv
14. His death was commemorated 5 December [Reference: Orleans obit.:
Obituaires de la Province de Sens, ed. A. Molinier and A. Longnon, 111
(Paris, 1904) 129]. He evidently died testate, as his executors, Hugh
de Ferritate and Ralph Harens (or Harench), are named in the charter
below. One internet source strangely has Bouchard du Puiset listed as
Bishop Hugh du Puiset's brother, son, AND nephew. However, he was
clearly the Bishop's nephew, and was neither his brother, nor his son.
Lastly, I should state that both charters below mention [Milon IV],
Count of Bar, seigneur of le Puiset (died 1219), who is called nephew
["nepos'] of Bouchard du Puiset, Archdeacon of Orleans. Given that
Archdeacon Bouchard was uncle to Count Milon and nephew to Bishop Hugh
de Puiset, Archdeacon Bouchard's place in the Puiset family tree is
thus made very clear.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Website: http://www.royalancestry. net
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Source: Cartulaire de Sainte-Croix d'Orléans (814-1300), edited by
Joseph Thillier, modern text available online at the following weblink:
http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/cartulaires ... sanguineus
pp. 197-199.
No. CXVI
Date: 1196
Arbitrage fixant à 200 livres le rachat des maisons claustrales et des
vignes dépendant de la succession de l'archidiacre Bouchard et à 60
sous la distribution à faire en son anniversaire et en celui de son
oncle, Hugues du Puiset1, évêque de Durham.
Odo, Dei gratia Parisiensis electus, omnibus in perpetuum. Cum dilectus
in Christo Buchardus, Aurelianensis archidiaconus, bone memorie
consanguineus noster, in extreme egretudinis lectulum decidisset, nos
et dilectos in Christo Hugonem de Feritate et Radulphum Harench
testamenti sui executores constituit, ita quod si omnes non possemus
adesse, duo nostrum, absentia tercii non obstante, in exequenda extrema
procederent voluntate. Cum igitur propter hoc Aurelianis nos et
Radulfus Harens in Sancte Crucis capitulo convenissemus, idem Radulfus
domos claustrales et quatuor vinearum arpenta, apud Vilers sita, sibi
in elemosinam collata fuisse ab ipso Buchardo, que idem Buchardus
titulo emptionis habuerat, proponebat ; decanus autem et capitulum
Sancte Crucis in contrarium allegabant domos easdem et vineas sibi de
voluntate ipsius Buchardi obligatas pro quadraginta libris parisiensium
quas dictus Buchardus eis pro firma Maziaci solvere tenebatur, addentes
quod sepefatus Buchardus pro venerabili consanguineo nostro H[ugone],
quondam episcopo Dunelm[ensi], patruo suo, se constituisset in summa
octoginta marcarum argenti Sancte Crucis capitulo debitorem, sicut
coram venerabili domino et fratre nostro H[enrico], Bituricensi
archiepiscopo, et coram nobis per testes, omni exceptione majores, fuit
cercius approbatum. Sed et vir nobilis comes Barri et de Puteaco
dominus, dicti Buchardi nepos, domos ipsas et vineas ad se jure
hereditario devolutas e diverso constancius asserebat. Ne ergo Radulfus
Harens, testamenti nobiscum sicut dictum est executor, actoris personam
et judicis gerere videretur, tam ipse Radulfus quam comes in nos super
hoc compromiserunt, et quod nostrum in parte hac firmiter observaretur
arbitrium, interposita christiane fidei religione, firmarunt.
Intelligentes igitur ex publico instrumento Buchardi quod idem
Buchardus pro firma Maziaci capitulo Sancte Crucis XL libras
parisiensis monete deberet, et quinque idoneis testibus, omnique
exceptione majoribus, juramento prestito perhibentibus quod octoginta
marcarum pro patruo suo se constituisset predicto capitulo debitorem,
de prudentum virorum consilio ipsum B[uchardum] capitulo Sancte Crucis
in summa ducentarum librarum monete parisiensis teneri fuimus
arbitrati, et cum aliter eis satisfacere non possemus, decano et
capitulo Sancte Crucis domos et vineas sepefatas tradidimus in solutum,
statuentes et scriptis presentibus in perpetuum confirmantes ut, nisi
comes vel Radulphus Harens de summa ducentarum librarum a capitulo
Sancte Crucis domos et vineas antedictas redemerit, penes capitulum
ipsum perpetuo absque calumpnia aliqua vel contradiccione resideant ;
tempora redemptionis infra annum et diem dictis Radulpho et comiti
concludentes. Capitulum autem concessit quod de domorum et vinearum
proventibus Dunelm [ensis] episcopi et B[uchardi] archidiaconi
anniversaria faciet et canonicis qui intererunt usque ad solidos LX pro
anniversariis faciendis distribuet. Actum anno Verbi incarnati MCXCVI.
(Orig. Arch. du Loiret, G. 268).
Notes
1 Et non de Puisac, comme l'écrit Gams, p. 187. Il était mort le 3
mars 1195, après avoir occupé le siège de Durham plus de quarante
ans.
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Source: Cartulaire de Sainte-Croix d'Orléans (814-1300), edited by
Joseph Thillier, modern text available online at the following weblink:
http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/cartulaires ... ot=Puteaco
pp. 201-202.
No. CXIX
1197
Assignation au chapitre des maisons et des vignes de Bouchard du Puiset
pour paiement de cent marcs dus.
O[do], Dei gratia Parisiensis episcopus, omnibus ad quos presens
scriptum pervenerit, salutem in Domino. Cum dilectus in Christo
B[ucardus] de Puteaco, consanguineus noster, quondam archidiaconus
Sancte Crucis Aurelianensis, in extremis agens, nos et Radulfum Harenc
extreme voluntatis sue executores constituisset, sicut ex publico
instrumento ipsius manifestius apparebat, et dictus R[adulfus] domos in
claustro Aurelianensi sitas et quatuor arpenta vinearum apud Vilers
sita, que Bucardus tenuerat relicti titulo, [reclamaret], propter hoc
una cum venerabili domino ac patre nostro Bituricensi archiepiscopo ad
ecclesiam Aurelianensem accessimus. Cujus cum intrassemus capitulum et
R. Harens intentionem suam sicut premissum est fundavisset, canonici
responderunt nos et R. Harenc, sicut testationis littere proponebant,
ad hoc executores positos testamenti, ut ipsi B. debita petere et ab eo
debita solvere deberemus, et ob hoc XL libras monete Parisiensis a
nobis instantius repetebant quas sepefactus B. de firma Maziaci Sancte
Crucis capitulo, interposita jurisjurandi religione, solvere tenebatur,
sicut in ejus autentico comparebat. Asserebant etiam se Radulfo debere
preferri, quia, sicut cavetur in jure, creditores legatariis
preferuntur, addentes quod venerabilis consanguineus noster H[ugo],
quondam Dunelmensis episcopus, per eandem ecclesiam transitum faciens,
eis ad festum beati Cuberti imperpetuum honorifice celebrandum et ad
suum anniversarium faciendum LXXX marcas argenti firmiter promisisset,
quarum se B[ucardus] pro patruo suo principalem constituit in capitulo
debitorem, sicut plurimi testes et omni exceptione majores coram Domino
Bituricensi et nobis, juramentis prestitis, probaverunt. E diverso, vir
nobilis comes Barri1, de Puteaco dominus, dicti B[ucardi] nepos, domos
easdem et vineas vendicabat, ad se eas jure hereditario devolutas
proponens, contra quem capitulum Sancte Crucis suprafatis exceptionibus
utebatur. Post morosas igitur concertationes et varias, ne Radulfus
Harens actoris et judicis vicem tenere et gerere videretur, tam ipse
quam comes quam ipsum capitulum in nos solos super hoc firmiter
compromiserunt, factam compromissionem christiane fidei religione et
legitima pene adjectione vallantes. Nos ergo, bonorum virorum
assertionibus et idoneis depositionibus sufficienter instructi, de
consilio venerabilium personarum domini Bituricensis et domini
Aurelianensis et aliorum prudentium, C marcas ab ipso B[ucardo] Sancte
Crucis deberi capitulo fuimus arbitrati, et cum eis aliunde satisfacere
non possemus, domos eis et vineas dedimus atque assignavimus in solutum
ita quod si Radulfo vel comiti domos et vineas redimere forte
placuerit, de C marcis a capitulo redimant, infra annum et diem
redemptionis ipsius tempora concludentes. Porro decanus et capitulum
Sancte Crucis, ad preces domini Bituricensis et nostras, domos
sepefatas et vineas domino I[voni], Sancte Crucis cantori, sub annua
pensione XI sol[idorum] anno quolibet Sancte Crucis capitulo
solvendarum quoad vixerit concesserunt, quarum medietas in anniversario
Dunelmensis episcopi, reliqua in anniversario dicti B[ucardi] canonicis
qui interfuerint dividetur. Cujus rei series ut firmior habeatur eam
litterarum et sigilli nostri testimonio communimus. Actum anno
incarnati Verbi MCXC septimo, pontificatus nostri anno primo.
(Orig. Arch. du Loiret, G. 377 ; mention Scriptum).
Notes
1Milon, comte de Bar-sur-Seine.
Earlier this week, I posted a reference regarding King Richard I of
England's well known kinsman, Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham, who
died in 1195. Interestingly, quite by chance, this evening I came
across two French charters dated 1196 and 1197, in which Bishop Hugh du
Puiset and his nephew, Bouchard du Puiset, are mentioned.
The first charter below was issued in 1196 by Eudes de Sully, Bishop of
Paris, died 1208, who refers to both Bishop Hugh du Puiset and Bouchard
du Puiset, his fellow churchmen, as his kinsmen ["consanguineus
noster," "consanguineo nostro"]. Bishop Eudes de Sully was a first
cousin to Bishop Hugh du Puiset, and a first cousin once removed to
Bouchard du Puiset. All three individuals were near kinsmen to the
English royal family.
As I indicated in my earlier post, Diana Greenway, editor of Fasti
Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300, was of the opinion that Burchard [recte
Bouchard] du Puiset might be one of the three illegitimate sons of
Bishop Hugh de Puiset. This is in spite of the fact that Greenway
notes that Bouchard du Puiset was styled "nepos" of Bishop Hugh in
Gesta Hen. II 11 85. The first document below proves conclusively that
Bishop Hugh du Puiset was the uncle ["patruo suo"] of Bouchard du
Puiset, who occurs here as Archdeacon of Orleans. Both Bishop Hugh and
his nephew, Bouchard, were deceased at the date of this charter in
1196.
There is evidently much confusion over Bouchard du Puiset's career and
his place in the Puiset family tree. Greenway and the first charter
below prove that Bouchard du Puiset served as Archdeacon of Durham,
Treasurer of York, and also as Archdeacon of Orleans. Greenway states
that he died 6 December 1196, citing Script. Tres p. 18; cf. Howden iv
14. His death was commemorated 5 December [Reference: Orleans obit.:
Obituaires de la Province de Sens, ed. A. Molinier and A. Longnon, 111
(Paris, 1904) 129]. He evidently died testate, as his executors, Hugh
de Ferritate and Ralph Harens (or Harench), are named in the charter
below. One internet source strangely has Bouchard du Puiset listed as
Bishop Hugh du Puiset's brother, son, AND nephew. However, he was
clearly the Bishop's nephew, and was neither his brother, nor his son.
Lastly, I should state that both charters below mention [Milon IV],
Count of Bar, seigneur of le Puiset (died 1219), who is called nephew
["nepos'] of Bouchard du Puiset, Archdeacon of Orleans. Given that
Archdeacon Bouchard was uncle to Count Milon and nephew to Bishop Hugh
de Puiset, Archdeacon Bouchard's place in the Puiset family tree is
thus made very clear.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Website: http://www.royalancestry. net
+ + + + + + + + + + +
Source: Cartulaire de Sainte-Croix d'Orléans (814-1300), edited by
Joseph Thillier, modern text available online at the following weblink:
http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/cartulaires ... sanguineus
pp. 197-199.
No. CXVI
Date: 1196
Arbitrage fixant à 200 livres le rachat des maisons claustrales et des
vignes dépendant de la succession de l'archidiacre Bouchard et à 60
sous la distribution à faire en son anniversaire et en celui de son
oncle, Hugues du Puiset1, évêque de Durham.
Odo, Dei gratia Parisiensis electus, omnibus in perpetuum. Cum dilectus
in Christo Buchardus, Aurelianensis archidiaconus, bone memorie
consanguineus noster, in extreme egretudinis lectulum decidisset, nos
et dilectos in Christo Hugonem de Feritate et Radulphum Harench
testamenti sui executores constituit, ita quod si omnes non possemus
adesse, duo nostrum, absentia tercii non obstante, in exequenda extrema
procederent voluntate. Cum igitur propter hoc Aurelianis nos et
Radulfus Harens in Sancte Crucis capitulo convenissemus, idem Radulfus
domos claustrales et quatuor vinearum arpenta, apud Vilers sita, sibi
in elemosinam collata fuisse ab ipso Buchardo, que idem Buchardus
titulo emptionis habuerat, proponebat ; decanus autem et capitulum
Sancte Crucis in contrarium allegabant domos easdem et vineas sibi de
voluntate ipsius Buchardi obligatas pro quadraginta libris parisiensium
quas dictus Buchardus eis pro firma Maziaci solvere tenebatur, addentes
quod sepefatus Buchardus pro venerabili consanguineo nostro H[ugone],
quondam episcopo Dunelm[ensi], patruo suo, se constituisset in summa
octoginta marcarum argenti Sancte Crucis capitulo debitorem, sicut
coram venerabili domino et fratre nostro H[enrico], Bituricensi
archiepiscopo, et coram nobis per testes, omni exceptione majores, fuit
cercius approbatum. Sed et vir nobilis comes Barri et de Puteaco
dominus, dicti Buchardi nepos, domos ipsas et vineas ad se jure
hereditario devolutas e diverso constancius asserebat. Ne ergo Radulfus
Harens, testamenti nobiscum sicut dictum est executor, actoris personam
et judicis gerere videretur, tam ipse Radulfus quam comes in nos super
hoc compromiserunt, et quod nostrum in parte hac firmiter observaretur
arbitrium, interposita christiane fidei religione, firmarunt.
Intelligentes igitur ex publico instrumento Buchardi quod idem
Buchardus pro firma Maziaci capitulo Sancte Crucis XL libras
parisiensis monete deberet, et quinque idoneis testibus, omnique
exceptione majoribus, juramento prestito perhibentibus quod octoginta
marcarum pro patruo suo se constituisset predicto capitulo debitorem,
de prudentum virorum consilio ipsum B[uchardum] capitulo Sancte Crucis
in summa ducentarum librarum monete parisiensis teneri fuimus
arbitrati, et cum aliter eis satisfacere non possemus, decano et
capitulo Sancte Crucis domos et vineas sepefatas tradidimus in solutum,
statuentes et scriptis presentibus in perpetuum confirmantes ut, nisi
comes vel Radulphus Harens de summa ducentarum librarum a capitulo
Sancte Crucis domos et vineas antedictas redemerit, penes capitulum
ipsum perpetuo absque calumpnia aliqua vel contradiccione resideant ;
tempora redemptionis infra annum et diem dictis Radulpho et comiti
concludentes. Capitulum autem concessit quod de domorum et vinearum
proventibus Dunelm [ensis] episcopi et B[uchardi] archidiaconi
anniversaria faciet et canonicis qui intererunt usque ad solidos LX pro
anniversariis faciendis distribuet. Actum anno Verbi incarnati MCXCVI.
(Orig. Arch. du Loiret, G. 268).
Notes
1 Et non de Puisac, comme l'écrit Gams, p. 187. Il était mort le 3
mars 1195, après avoir occupé le siège de Durham plus de quarante
ans.
+ + + + + + + + + +
Source: Cartulaire de Sainte-Croix d'Orléans (814-1300), edited by
Joseph Thillier, modern text available online at the following weblink:
http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/cartulaires ... ot=Puteaco
pp. 201-202.
No. CXIX
1197
Assignation au chapitre des maisons et des vignes de Bouchard du Puiset
pour paiement de cent marcs dus.
O[do], Dei gratia Parisiensis episcopus, omnibus ad quos presens
scriptum pervenerit, salutem in Domino. Cum dilectus in Christo
B[ucardus] de Puteaco, consanguineus noster, quondam archidiaconus
Sancte Crucis Aurelianensis, in extremis agens, nos et Radulfum Harenc
extreme voluntatis sue executores constituisset, sicut ex publico
instrumento ipsius manifestius apparebat, et dictus R[adulfus] domos in
claustro Aurelianensi sitas et quatuor arpenta vinearum apud Vilers
sita, que Bucardus tenuerat relicti titulo, [reclamaret], propter hoc
una cum venerabili domino ac patre nostro Bituricensi archiepiscopo ad
ecclesiam Aurelianensem accessimus. Cujus cum intrassemus capitulum et
R. Harens intentionem suam sicut premissum est fundavisset, canonici
responderunt nos et R. Harenc, sicut testationis littere proponebant,
ad hoc executores positos testamenti, ut ipsi B. debita petere et ab eo
debita solvere deberemus, et ob hoc XL libras monete Parisiensis a
nobis instantius repetebant quas sepefactus B. de firma Maziaci Sancte
Crucis capitulo, interposita jurisjurandi religione, solvere tenebatur,
sicut in ejus autentico comparebat. Asserebant etiam se Radulfo debere
preferri, quia, sicut cavetur in jure, creditores legatariis
preferuntur, addentes quod venerabilis consanguineus noster H[ugo],
quondam Dunelmensis episcopus, per eandem ecclesiam transitum faciens,
eis ad festum beati Cuberti imperpetuum honorifice celebrandum et ad
suum anniversarium faciendum LXXX marcas argenti firmiter promisisset,
quarum se B[ucardus] pro patruo suo principalem constituit in capitulo
debitorem, sicut plurimi testes et omni exceptione majores coram Domino
Bituricensi et nobis, juramentis prestitis, probaverunt. E diverso, vir
nobilis comes Barri1, de Puteaco dominus, dicti B[ucardi] nepos, domos
easdem et vineas vendicabat, ad se eas jure hereditario devolutas
proponens, contra quem capitulum Sancte Crucis suprafatis exceptionibus
utebatur. Post morosas igitur concertationes et varias, ne Radulfus
Harens actoris et judicis vicem tenere et gerere videretur, tam ipse
quam comes quam ipsum capitulum in nos solos super hoc firmiter
compromiserunt, factam compromissionem christiane fidei religione et
legitima pene adjectione vallantes. Nos ergo, bonorum virorum
assertionibus et idoneis depositionibus sufficienter instructi, de
consilio venerabilium personarum domini Bituricensis et domini
Aurelianensis et aliorum prudentium, C marcas ab ipso B[ucardo] Sancte
Crucis deberi capitulo fuimus arbitrati, et cum eis aliunde satisfacere
non possemus, domos eis et vineas dedimus atque assignavimus in solutum
ita quod si Radulfo vel comiti domos et vineas redimere forte
placuerit, de C marcis a capitulo redimant, infra annum et diem
redemptionis ipsius tempora concludentes. Porro decanus et capitulum
Sancte Crucis, ad preces domini Bituricensis et nostras, domos
sepefatas et vineas domino I[voni], Sancte Crucis cantori, sub annua
pensione XI sol[idorum] anno quolibet Sancte Crucis capitulo
solvendarum quoad vixerit concesserunt, quarum medietas in anniversario
Dunelmensis episcopi, reliqua in anniversario dicti B[ucardi] canonicis
qui interfuerint dividetur. Cujus rei series ut firmior habeatur eam
litterarum et sigilli nostri testimonio communimus. Actum anno
incarnati Verbi MCXC septimo, pontificatus nostri anno primo.
(Orig. Arch. du Loiret, G. 377 ; mention Scriptum).
Notes
1Milon, comte de Bar-sur-Seine.