A letter to the church of St. Mary of Chartres
Sender
Adela of England, Countess of BloisCount Stephen of Blois
Receiver
Chapter of St. Mary of ChartresTranslated letter:
To the chapter of the church of St. Mary of Chartres, count Stephan and countess Adela, greetings. We wish you to know that we have granted to the church of St. Mary and to you the land of Hervé, son of Arnald, which he has at Bullainville.
Original letter:
Communi capitulo Sancte Marie Carnotensis ecclesie St[ephanus] comes et A[delicia] comitissa; salutem. Volumus vobis notum esse nos concessisse ecclesie Sancte Marie vobisque terram Hervei, filii Arnaldi, scilicet illam quam habet apud Bullanam Villam.
Historical context:
The count and countess consent to a grant of land to the canons of Chartres cathedral, know only from a 13th century copy in the cathedral’s ‘Book of Privileges,’ cited by LoPrete, Adela of Blois, 459, App.1, #30.
Printed source:
Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Chartres, ed. E. de Lépinois and L. Merlet (Chartres: Garnier, 1862-65), 3v., 1.98-99, #21.