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A letter from Rudolph and Ermengarde

Sender

Ermengarde of Savoy
Rudolph, king of Burgundy

Receiver

Public

Translated letter:

Rudolph, king of Burgundy, and queen Ermengarde, with the advice of Leodegar, archbishop of Vienne, give the town which is called Lemenc to the church of Aignay, over which abbot Gesald of wondrous holiness presides, who sent the monks there; also they give a house and chestnut grove in the town of Nogarey, and another house of Vifred.Sign of count Umberto, Sign of Oddo, Sign of Leodegar, primate, etc.

Original letter:

Rodulphus, rex Burgundiae, et Ermengardis regina, consilio Leodegarii Viennensis archiepsicopi, villam quae vocatur Lemensis donant ecclesiae Athanacensi cui praest Gesaldus abbas mirae sanctitatis, qui ibi monachos misit; item donant in villam Nogarei mansum et castanearium, et alterum mansum Vifredi.S. umberti Comitis, S. oddonis, S. Leodegarii Primatis etc.

Historical context:

A summary of the charter in which the king and queen give the town of Lemenc to a church.

Manuscript source:

R Tab. Taurinensi. 

Printed source:

Regesta Comitum Sabaudiae, ed. Dominico Carutti (Turin:  Fratres Bocca, 1889),  30, #83.

Date:

after 1030