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King William requests Archbishop Lanfranc and Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances to settle the matter of sake and soke between Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester and Abbot Walter of Evesham to as it was on the day when King Edward last took geld for the construction of a ship. The case should be heard before Bishop Geoffrey acting in William’s place, and Bishop Wulfstan is to have fully his right and the houses which he claims against the abbot in Worcester. All those who hold his lands should be prepared to perform royal service and the bishop’s.

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Scholarly Source Dating 1078 x 1085

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Event Bates347    King William 1 requests Archbishop Lanfranc 1 and Bishop Geoffrey 2 of Coutances to settle the matter of sake and soke between Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester and Abbot Walter 13 of Evesham to as it was on the day when King Edward 15 last took geld for the construction of a ship. The case should be heard before Bishop Geoffrey 2 acting in William 1’s place, and Bishop Wulfstan 55 is to have fully his right and the houses which he claims against the abbot in Worcester. All those who hold his lands should be prepared to perform royal service and the bishop’s.
Event Bates347    There was a dispute concerning sake and soke between Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester and Abbot Walter 13 of Evesham.