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Benefice of WEST RETFORD

(YK.NT.RT.20)

This figure is the total assessed value of the benefice. Note that for a cathedral church a zero figure is given because its assessed value is derived from a number of holdings which are listed elsewhere in the taxatio text.

     Assessment for tax:
£ 10. 0s. 0d.

This section gives the modern name of the benefice together with the church dedication and the Ordnance Survey grid reference of the church (click the grid reference to locate the church building on Google Maps). Constituent parts of the benefice, such as vicarage, or any dependent chapels, pensions, portions and prebends, with their values, are also listed here.

     Benefice details:
WEST RETFORD
SK703813 ded: ST MICHAEL     
ROBERT OF WEST RETFORD, NOTTS. £ 5. 0s. 0d. (portion)
JOHN OF WEST RETFORD. NOTTS. £ 5. 0s. 0d. (portion)

This section shows the patronage status of the benefice in 1291-2, the date of the taxatio, as much as can be found in contemporary or near-contemporary sources. The line includes the type of patronage: ecclesiastical, monastic or secular; the name of the patron; and for monastic patrons, the order of their religious house. If the patronage is ecclesiastical or monastic, then it may be an appropriated church. This is shown by the "If Appropriated" line below.

     Patronage:
secular, Hugh de hercy , knight     

This section displays the Latin text of the new edition of the taxatio based on the best sources available. Each line lists a taxable item and its assessed value in pounds, shillings and pence. Immediately below this figure is its equivalent value in medieval marks (NB.1mark=13s4d.) Click on the source button at the end of the item to see the full source reference for it.

     Full entry:
ECCLESIA DE WEST RETFORD DIVISA EST UNDE PARS ROBERTI
£ 5. 0s. 0d.
7.5m.
PARS JOHANNIS IN EADEM ECCLESIA
£ 5. 0s. 0d.
7.5m.

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