Hemming's Cartulary is a manuscript
cartulary collected by
Hemming, a monk around the time of the
Norman Conquest of England. The manuscript comprises two separate cartularies made at different times and later bound together. The first section, traditionally titled the Liber Wigorniensis, is a collection of charters and other land records, most of which are organized geographically. The second section, Hemming's Cartulary proper, combines charters and other land records with a narrative of deprivation of property owned by the church of Worcester. The two works are bound together in one surviving manuscript, the earliest surviving cartulary from medieval England. A major theme concerns the losses suffered by Worcester at the hands of royal officials and local landowners. Included among the despoilers are kings such as
Cnut and
William the Conqueror, and nobles such as
Eadric Streona and
Urse d'Abetot; also included are accounts of lawsuits waged by the Worcester monks to regain their lost lands. The two sections of the cartulary were first printed in 1723. The original manuscript was slightly damaged by fire in 1733, and required rebinding. A new printed edition is in production as of 2010. (
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The Silky Hairstreak (Pseudalmenus chlorinda) is a
butterfly species that occurs in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Adult males and females appear similar, with a wingspan of about 28 mm (1.1 in).
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