Custumale Roffense, c.1235
A thirteenth-century customs book from the Cathedral Priory of St Andrew full of vivid details not just of the lives of the monks but also offering valuable insight into the servants of the priory.
Feet of Fines
Feet of fines are court-recorded agreements between parties in an English land lawsuit.
Monumental Inscriptions
The KAS has been collating and recording information from Kent graveyards and churches for over 100 years.
Rochester Bestiary, c.1235
The Rochester Bestiary, British Library Royal 12 F XIII, is a splendidly illuminated manuscript once in the possession of the Priory of St Andrew at Rochester.
Textus Roffensis, c.1123
One of the most important of all medieval manuscripts, it is actually two books in one compiled in the early 1120s, containing a compilation of early English laws dating as far back as the year 600 and a collection of charters relating to the Cathedral Priory of St Andrew, Rochester.
Tithe Commutation Surveys, 1830s-1840s
The Tithe Commutation surveys carried out from the 1830s to 1840s, provide a great deal of information about land ownership, tenancy and land use at the time.
Medieval and Tudor Kent Wills
An index and transcription project of certain Kentish wills.
Monumental Inscriptions with concise wills of St George's Parish Church, Gravesend
Transcribed by John Thorpe, 1725 and T.C. Colyer-Fergusson, 1913. Compiled, with corrections and the wills transcribed by D. E. Williams, 2023.
Two medical recipes recorded at St Andrew’s Priory, Rochester, c.1235
Transcription of Custumale Roffense 4r-5r by Jacob Scott (reviewed by Dr Christopher Monk). Translation and commentary by Dr Christopher Monk.
St Andrew’s Day food payments to Rochester Priory, c.1235
Transcription of the Latin of Custumale Roffense folio 66 along with a translation, by Dr Christopher Monk.
Monumental Inscriptions with concise wills of the mural monuments of All Saints Church, Maidstone
Monumental Inscriptions with concise wills of the mural monuments of All Saints Church, Maidstone. Transcribed by D.E. Williams 2022-2023.
The Peace of Edward and Guthrum forgery, c.1002-23
Dr Alexander Thomas introduces The Peace of Edward and Guthrum forgery, Textus Roffensis, folios 40r-41v.
Æthelstan’s Grately Code, c.926-c.930
Transcription and translation from Old English of Textus Roffensisfolios 32v-37r by Dr Christopher Monk.
Concerning arsonists and murders, probably 10th century
Concerning arsonists and murders (Be blaserum ⁊ be morðslihtum), anonymous, probably the 2nd quarter of the 10th century. Translation from Old English of Textus Roffensis folio 31v-32r by Dr Christopher Monk.
Forfang: a reward for retrieving stolen property, probably 10th century
Transcription and translation from Old English of Textus Roffensis folio 32r by Dr Christopher Monk.
Æthelstan modifies the penalties for theft (c.930-39)
Concerning both the age at which a thief could be executed and the lower limit of the value of property stolen for which a thief could be put to death.
Concerning a woman’s betrothal, early 11th century
Be wifmannes beweddung (‘Concerning a woman’s betrothal’) (early-11th-century). Translation from Old English of Textus Roffensis folios 94v-95r by Dr Christopher Monk.
Monumental Inscriptions on the ledgerstones inside All Saints Church, Maidstone
Monumental Inscriptions on the ledgerstones inside the church with related, concise wills. Compiled and wills transcribed by D. E. Williams.
Confirmation of the privileges of St Andrew’s Priory by Archbishop William de Corbeil, c.1123-1136
Transcription and translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis folio 103r by Jacob Scott (pending review).
Confirmation of the privileges of St Andrew’s Priory by Archbishop Theobald of Bec, c.1139
Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folios 131r-132r by Jacob Scott (pending review).
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