Item 5 - Confirmation by Bishop Nigel of a grant by Stephen de Scalaris (Scaler, or Scales) and wife Juliana.

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Confirmation by Bishop Nigel of a grant by Stephen de Scalaris (Scaler, or Scales) and wife Juliana.

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  • 1154-1158 (William [de Laventon] was the archdeacon of Ely 1154-1158. In the VCH, Cambs., II, 218, the grant is listed before King Malcolm's grants, i.e. before 1158. Some of the witnesses are known to have been active in 1160s.) (Creation)

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Nigel (d 1169) Bishop of Ely
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Nigellus [Nigel], Bishop of Ely, confirms the grant made by Stephen de Scalaris and his wife Juliana to the nuns of St Mary and St Radegund of 80 acres of land in (West) Wratting, to be held free of all customs except Danegeld. May be entry gift for their daughter Sybil (cum Sibilla filia sua). The original charter of the Scales has not survived, but it is known from a late medieval cartulary (Caryl T.25, item d). Witnessed by William [de Laventon] archdeacon of Ely; Augustus, Adam and Walter, monks; Roger the chaplain; Erm, Peter and Robert Crest: (maybe Robertus Crestien, see Miller, p. 286); John and Paian (Miller, ibid.), clerks; Martin (of Bottisham?, LE, p. 338), Radulf (Ralph, of Whaddon?, ibid.) and Richard, decani (deacons); Radulf Dapifer (the steward); Alexander pincerna (the butler); Stephen and Gaufrus (Geoffrey) de Scales; Robert de Cuninter (?) (possibly Robertus de Cunningetuna); Gaufrus filii Suani (Geoffrey son of Swein, vassal of Stephen de Scaler).

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      Discussed in Nuns and goldsmiths, (1992), p.72-73.

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      Caryl T.22

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