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| There is no dating clause, which is not unusual for this date. However, there is also no witness list, which is unusual. The structure, or diplomatic, of the English version follows that of the Latin exactly. | |
| Charter of Henry I to Christ Church, Canterbury, of 1123 (British Library, Campbell Chart. xxi 6). All images by permission of the British Library. | |
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