Grant of Thornton land from Malcolm de Chastillon to Robert, son of Robert Symond

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Grant of Thornton land from Malcolm de Chastillon to Robert, son of Robert Symond, C0401, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 item
Creator:
De Chastillon, Malcolm
Abstract:
Latin land grant on vellum from Malcolm de Chastillon, knight, to Robert, son of Robert Symond.
Language:
Latin .
Preferred citation:

Grant of Thornton land from Malcolm de Chastillon to Robert, son of Robert Symond, C0401, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a single document on vellum in Latin in a cursive script (see Handwriting Styles - The University of Nottingham), probably written by a scribe. The document grants land from Malcolm de Chastillon of Thornton Manor to Robert, son of Robert Symond. It is dated in the last sentence by regnal year, "anno regni regis Edwardi filie regis Edwardi [...]" - "[the] year of the reign of King Edward son of King Edward [...]" According to the dealer's notes, it is dated after the Feast of All Saints, which occurs on November 1.

Biographical / historical:

The manor and village of Thornton are located in Buckinghamshire, England. Manors played a major societal role in the medieval period as anchors around which village life revolved. From the 13th through most of the 14th centuries, the de Chastillon family held Thornton manor, though the manor changed hands many times before and after this time period (Lipscomb, 118). Today, Thornton Manor is now Thornton College, an independent Catholic school for girls ages 3-18 ("History of Thornton," thorntoncollege.com).

According to George Lipscomb, Malcolm de Chastillon, son of another Malcolm de Chastillon, inherited the estate from his father around 1318 (118), though this contradicts the dealer from whom the grant was purchased, who states that he inherited from his mother upon her death in 1315.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by SCRC in 2018.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in July 2019. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in July 2019.

Arrangement:

This is a single item collection.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 5
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard