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The Ledger Book of Vale Royal Abbey

Edited by John Brownbill. The Ledger-Book or "Green Book" of the Cistercian abbey of Vale Royal, in Delamere Forest, near Winsford in Cheshire. It comprises a contemporary history of the abbey, pleas and evidences, and a collection of Bulls granting privileges to the Cistercian order. It forms volume 68 of the publications of the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Originally published by Manchester Record Society, Manchester, 1914.

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Table of contents

Title Page(s)
Introduction v-x
Ledger Book: The history of the Abbey 1-19
Ledger Book: The abbots of Vale Royal 20-23
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 7-20 24-37
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 21-30 37-62
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 31-41 62-83
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 42-47 83-92
Pleas and evidences: The Abbey rental (c.1334) 92-113
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 55-59 114-124
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 60-62 124-138
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 63-68 138-149
Pleas and evidences: Fos.69-89 149-166
Pleas and evidences: Fos. 90-98 166-182
Cistercian Privileges 183-185
Appendices: A-F 186-192
Appendix: The building accounts 192-231
Index 233-259