Robert 9 (Male) Count of Mortain; half-brother of William 1, d. 1095
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Factoid List

Event (27)
Advice/counsel (1)
 Bates317 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 informs Swein 9 the sheriff and all his French and English faithful men and officials that he has granted to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Feering, Essex, with the three houses in Colchester which are subject to it. All is to be held as Earl Harold 3 held it on the day on which King Edward 15 was alive and dead and as William 1 afterwards held it. The grant is made on the advice of William 1’s barons on account of an agreement and exchange involving Windsor.: Bates317    (1066 x 1086)
Battle (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Birth (1)
 Bates293 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Oxfordshire that he orders that Abbot Edwin 38 and the abbey of Westminster shall hold the manor of Islip, in which King Edward 15 was born, with everything belonging to it, as the aforesaid king granted it, and as he endowed the church with it at the time of its dedication.: Bates293    (1067 x 1068)
Building construction/restoration (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Burning (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Campaigning (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Charter-witnessing (13)
 Bates140 - William 1 granting land to Fécamp: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Fécamp the alod of Robert 25 the vicomte, son of Roger, consisting of land for one plough at Tocqueville-les-Murs, the same at Daubeuf-Serville, four vavassours at Tocqueville-les-Murs and four men at Fécamp.: Bates140    (1068 x 1078)
 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
 Bates181 - William 1 confirming foundation of London, St Martin-le-Grand: King William 1, at Ingelric 1’s request, confirms the foundation of the collegiate church of St Martin-le-Grand, which Ingelric 1 and his brother Eirard 1 had built and endowed within the walls of the city of London out of their own possession.: Bates181    (1068)
 Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193    (1081)
 Bates194 - William 1 granting lands and rights to Malmesbury: King William 1, at the request of Queen Matilda 2 and of many bishops and barons, confirms to Abbot Warin 1 of Malmesbury and to his successors the grant of lands and possessions which all his predecessors have made to the abbey.: Bates194    (1081)
 Bates207 - William 1 and Robert 9 granting land to Marmoutier: A record, compiled between 1087 and 1094, of how King William 1 and his brother, Count Robert 9 of Mortain, saddened by the death of Robert 9’s wife Matilda 5, distributed all she had possessed in manors, gold, silver and ornaments to monasteries and the needy. As a result the king and his brother gave Piddlehinton in Dorset, a manor of 10 hides, to the church of Notre-Dame outside the castle of Mortain, which the monks of Marmoutier hold.: Bates207    (1082 x 1083)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates220 - William 1 confirms lands of Ramsey: King William 1 notifies all kings who reign after him, all archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, magnates and faithful men under his authority, both clerical and lay, that he has taken the abbey of Ramsey under his protection. He confirms all the grants of lands, churches and other things made in the time of previous kings, by whomever they were given.: Bates220    (1077)
 Bates254 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting to Paris, Saint-Denis: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant the church of Deerhurst, Gloucs., to the abbey of Saint-Denis, as King Edward 15 had given it to Baldwin 5 a monk of Saint-Denis, before he became abbot of Bury St Edmunds. They also confirm King Edward 15's gift of Taynton, Oxfordshire.: Bates254    (1069)
 Bates286 - William 1 restoring land to Wells: King William 1, moved by the prayers of Bishop Giso 1 of Wells, restores 30 hides at Banwell, Avon, to the cathedral church of Wells, which Giso 1’s predecessor, Duduc 6, had given to the church, and which King Harold 3 had taken away. These are given with everything belonging to them.: Bates286    (1068)
 Bates290 - William 1 confirming lands of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 confirms lands of the monks of St Peter's, Westminster, and concludes agreements with them concerning Windsor and the royal regalia.: Bates290    (1067)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
 Bates64 - William 1 adjudicating between Caen, La Trinité and Saint-Etienne: King William 1 adjudicates the claim of the nuns of La Trinité of Caen relating to the church and domestic quarters of Saint-Etienne and the parish of Saint-Etienne’s bourg.: Bates64  Version II (1083)
Church-adornment (1)
 Bates207 - William 1 and Robert 9 granting land to Marmoutier: A record, compiled between 1087 and 1094, of how King William 1 and his brother, Count Robert 9 of Mortain, saddened by the death of Robert 9’s wife Matilda 5, distributed all she had possessed in manors, gold, silver and ornaments to monasteries and the needy. As a result the king and his brother gave Piddlehinton in Dorset, a manor of 10 hides, to the church of Notre-Dame outside the castle of Mortain, which the monks of Marmoutier hold.: Bates207    (1082 x 1083)
Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restoration (1)
 Bates181 - William 1 confirming foundation of London, St Martin-le-Grand: King William 1, at Ingelric 1’s request, confirms the foundation of the collegiate church of St Martin-le-Grand, which Ingelric 1 and his brother Eirard 1 had built and endowed within the walls of the city of London out of their own possession.: Bates181    (1068)
Confirmation of land/privileges (9)
 Bates152 - writ of William 1 in favour of Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his barons and officials in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire that he has restored and confirmed to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, all the lands held unjustly by Archbishop Thomas 2 of York, namely Northleach, Oddington and Standish.: Bates152    (1070 x 1087)
 Bates181 - William 1 confirming foundation of London, St Martin-le-Grand: King William 1, at Ingelric 1’s request, confirms the foundation of the collegiate church of St Martin-le-Grand, which Ingelric 1 and his brother Eirard 1 had built and endowed within the walls of the city of London out of their own possession.: Bates181    (1068)
 Bates194 - William 1 granting lands and rights to Malmesbury: King William 1, at the request of Queen Matilda 2 and of many bishops and barons, confirms to Abbot Warin 1 of Malmesbury and to his successors the grant of lands and possessions which all his predecessors have made to the abbey.: Bates194    (1081)
 Bates220 - William 1 confirms lands of Ramsey: King William 1 notifies all kings who reign after him, all archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, magnates and faithful men under his authority, both clerical and lay, that he has taken the abbey of Ramsey under his protection. He confirms all the grants of lands, churches and other things made in the time of previous kings, by whomever they were given.: Bates220    (1077)
 Bates290 - William 1 confirming lands of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 confirms lands of the monks of St Peter's, Westminster, and concludes agreements with them concerning Windsor and the royal regalia.: Bates290    (1067)
 Bates293 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Oxfordshire that he orders that Abbot Edwin 38 and the abbey of Westminster shall hold the manor of Islip, in which King Edward 15 was born, with everything belonging to it, as the aforesaid king granted it, and as he endowed the church with it at the time of its dedication.: Bates293    (1067 x 1068)
 Bates294 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Hertfordshire that he has granted and confirmed to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Aldenham, Herts., which consists of 10 hides, with everything belonging to it as it was held in the time of King Edward 15 and his predecessors, and as it was sworn in King William 1’s time that the abbey had long held it.: Bates294    (1067 x 1068)
 Bates301 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop William 2 of London, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville and the sheriff and all French and English officials and faithful men of Middlesex that he wills and orders that the abbey of Westminster should have the estate of Chalkhill in Kingsbury, Middx, as freely as Thurstan 8, housecarl of King Edward 15, held it of that king, and as he gave it to that abbey, and as King Edward 15 confirmed it in his charges. : Bates301    (1066 x 1075)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
Council-meeting, ecclesiastical (1)
 Bates303 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: Writ from a synod at Westminster at which King William 1 ordered that the bishop of London should not oppress the monks of Westminster.: Bates303    (1075)
Eating (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Enquiry (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Expulsion (1)
 Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110    (1083 x 1084)
Grant and Gift (11)
 Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110    (1083 x 1084)
 Bates140 - William 1 granting land to Fécamp: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Fécamp the alod of Robert 25 the vicomte, son of Roger, consisting of land for one plough at Tocqueville-les-Murs, the same at Daubeuf-Serville, four vavassours at Tocqueville-les-Murs and four men at Fécamp.: Bates140    (1068 x 1078)
 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
 Bates193 - Matilda 2 granting land to Malmesbury: Queen Matilda 2 to Malmesbury Abbey; grant of 3 hides at Garsdon, Wilts..: Bates193    (1081)
 Bates195 - writ of William 1 in favour of Malmesbury: King William 1 notifies his archbishops, bishops, earls and sheriffs and all his faithful French and English men of the kingdom of England that he has granted to the abbey of Malmesbury a fair to last for 3 days, on the feast-day of St Aldhelm on the day before the feast, and on the fourth day after the feast, with all customs and forfeitures.: Bates195    (1080 x 1087)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates254 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting to Paris, Saint-Denis: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant the church of Deerhurst, Gloucs., to the abbey of Saint-Denis, as King Edward 15 had given it to Baldwin 5 a monk of Saint-Denis, before he became abbot of Bury St Edmunds. They also confirm King Edward 15's gift of Taynton, Oxfordshire.: Bates254    (1069)
 Bates301 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop William 2 of London, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville and the sheriff and all French and English officials and faithful men of Middlesex that he wills and orders that the abbey of Westminster should have the estate of Chalkhill in Kingsbury, Middx, as freely as Thurstan 8, housecarl of King Edward 15, held it of that king, and as he gave it to that abbey, and as King Edward 15 confirmed it in his charges. : Bates301    (1066 x 1075)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates317 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 informs Swein 9 the sheriff and all his French and English faithful men and officials that he has granted to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Feering, Essex, with the three houses in Colchester which are subject to it. All is to be held as Earl Harold 3 held it on the day on which King Edward 15 was alive and dead and as William 1 afterwards held it. The grant is made on the advice of William 1’s barons on account of an agreement and exchange involving Windsor.: Bates317    (1066 x 1086)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Journey (1)
 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
Judicial decision/review (2)
 Bates146 - plea regarding claims of William 18 de Briouze and Fécamp: Record of a plea heard before King William 1 at Lacock, Wilts., regarding the claims which William 18 de Briouze had made in respect of the possessions of the abbey of Fécamp.: Bates146    (1086)
 Bates64 - William 1 adjudicating between Caen, La Trinité and Saint-Etienne: King William 1 adjudicates the claim of the nuns of La Trinité of Caen relating to the church and domestic quarters of Saint-Etienne and the parish of Saint-Etienne’s bourg.: Bates64  Version II (1083)
Marriage (1)
 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
Monastic reform (1)
 Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110    (1083 x 1084)
Oath-swearing/fealty (1)
 Bates294 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Hertfordshire that he has granted and confirmed to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Aldenham, Herts., which consists of 10 hides, with everything belonging to it as it was held in the time of King Edward 15 and his predecessors, and as it was sworn in King William 1’s time that the abbey had long held it.: Bates294    (1067 x 1068)
Ordering (2)
 Bates301 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop William 2 of London, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville and the sheriff and all French and English officials and faithful men of Middlesex that he wills and orders that the abbey of Westminster should have the estate of Chalkhill in Kingsbury, Middx, as freely as Thurstan 8, housecarl of King Edward 15, held it of that king, and as he gave it to that abbey, and as King Edward 15 confirmed it in his charges. : Bates301    (1066 x 1075)
 Bates303 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: Writ from a synod at Westminster at which King William 1 ordered that the bishop of London should not oppress the monks of Westminster.: Bates303    (1075)
Papal advice/audience/decision/privilege (1)
 Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110    (1083 x 1084)
Patronage (1)
 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)
Property-exchanging (1)
 Bates317 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 informs Swein 9 the sheriff and all his French and English faithful men and officials that he has granted to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Feering, Essex, with the three houses in Colchester which are subject to it. All is to be held as Earl Harold 3 held it on the day on which King Edward 15 was alive and dead and as William 1 afterwards held it. The grant is made on the advice of William 1’s barons on account of an agreement and exchange involving Windsor.: Bates317    (1066 x 1086)
Provisioning (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Raiding (1)
 William 1.campaign in England prior to Hastings: Here William 1 crosses in a large ship over the sea and came to Pevensey. Here the horses go ashore. And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to requisition food. Here is Wadard 1. Here meat is cooked. And here the servants serve the food. Here they dined. And here the Bishop blesses the food and wine. Bishop Odo 3. William 1. Robert 9. He ordered defences dug at Hastings. Here William 1 received news of Harold 3. Here the house is set on fire. Here the soldiers left Hastings, and went to do battle with King Harold 3. Here Duke William 1 asks Vital 1 whether he has seen Harold 3's army. : Bayeux Tapestry   
Restoration of land/property (2)
 Bates152 - writ of William 1 in favour of Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his barons and officials in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire that he has restored and confirmed to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, all the lands held unjustly by Archbishop Thomas 2 of York, namely Northleach, Oddington and Standish.: Bates152    (1070 x 1087)
 Bates286 - William 1 restoring land to Wells: King William 1, moved by the prayers of Bishop Giso 1 of Wells, restores 30 hides at Banwell, Avon, to the cathedral church of Wells, which Giso 1’s predecessor, Duduc 6, had given to the church, and which King Harold 3 had taken away. These are given with everything belonging to them.: Bates286    (1068)
Writ-issuing/sending (10)
 Bates110 - writ of William 1 in favour of Durham: King William 1 announces that, by order of Pope Gregory 8 VII, at the request and agreement of Bishop William 15 of Durham, and on the advice of Archbishops Lanfranc 1 and Thomas 2, he has granted and decreed that the secular canons serving the church of St Cuthbert, Durham, shall be removed and replaced by monks from the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and that the monks shall have all the possessions that the canons formerly held, with all their estates, churches and revenues. The writ contains details of the monks’ liberties and rights.: Bates110    (1083 x 1084)
 Bates152 - writ of William 1 in favour of Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his barons and officials in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire that he has restored and confirmed to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, all the lands held unjustly by Archbishop Thomas 2 of York, namely Northleach, Oddington and Standish.: Bates152    (1070 x 1087)
 Bates195 - writ of William 1 in favour of Malmesbury: King William 1 notifies his archbishops, bishops, earls and sheriffs and all his faithful French and English men of the kingdom of England that he has granted to the abbey of Malmesbury a fair to last for 3 days, on the feast-day of St Aldhelm on the day before the feast, and on the fourth day after the feast, with all customs and forfeitures.: Bates195    (1080 x 1087)
 Bates293 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Oxfordshire that he orders that Abbot Edwin 38 and the abbey of Westminster shall hold the manor of Islip, in which King Edward 15 was born, with everything belonging to it, as the aforesaid king granted it, and as he endowed the church with it at the time of its dedication.: Bates293    (1067 x 1068)
 Bates294 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Remigius 1 of Lincoln, William 3 fitzOsbern and all his French and English officials and faithful men of Hertfordshire that he has granted and confirmed to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Aldenham, Herts., which consists of 10 hides, with everything belonging to it as it was held in the time of King Edward 15 and his predecessors, and as it was sworn in King William 1’s time that the abbey had long held it.: Bates294    (1067 x 1068)
 Bates301 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop William 2 of London, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville and the sheriff and all French and English officials and faithful men of Middlesex that he wills and orders that the abbey of Westminster should have the estate of Chalkhill in Kingsbury, Middx, as freely as Thurstan 8, housecarl of King Edward 15, held it of that king, and as he gave it to that abbey, and as King Edward 15 confirmed it in his charges. : Bates301    (1066 x 1075)
 Bates303 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: Writ from a synod at Westminster at which King William 1 ordered that the bishop of London should not oppress the monks of Westminster.: Bates303    (1075)
 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates317 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 informs Swein 9 the sheriff and all his French and English faithful men and officials that he has granted to the abbey of Westminster the manor of Feering, Essex, with the three houses in Colchester which are subject to it. All is to be held as Earl Harold 3 held it on the day on which King Edward 15 was alive and dead and as William 1 afterwards held it. The grant is made on the advice of William 1’s barons on account of an agreement and exchange involving Windsor.: Bates317    (1066 x 1086)