known priest royal official king edward suggests native englishman german norman appears history witness royal document remained royal chaplain clerk rest king edward reign royal documents title chancellor means acted manner similar later lord chancellor unclear documents actual title rewarded lands granted status actual office bishop continued serve english kings england served king england unclear date death unknown probably reign king william death lands early life origins unknown probably native englishman german norman historian suggests possibly nephew peter norman german french suggests foreigners gained favour king edward service edward appears historical record witnesses charter king edward king edward gave large estates reward service king royal chaplain book records owning seven churches indication performed ecclesiastical services personally royal reward grant status actual office bishop probably unable promoted married style life known royal charters given title royal chancellor styled charter latin necessarily mean official office known chancellor similar later lord chancellor office probably charge edward royal position witness lists argues holding actual office listed early witness lists probably performed duties later chancellor chancellor england usually held held office historians including hold chancellor support position fact book lists chancellor entire issue true chancellor bound debate england prior school thought led argues office existed prior conquest group argues group historian case number documents title chancellor altered copying process easily shown duties served royal judge recorded passing judgement case late edward early william reign abbot thirteenth century source says dean church william reign remained royal court edward reign reign lands possessions confirmed served period king edward death unknown royal charters royal writ survive reign lands recorded charter reign king henry england dealt gift lands death charter lists number estates owned listed book possessions recorded lands listed include lands wiltshire somerset lists value lands year estates totalled hides estates given death legacy presumably died reign william following reign possibly buried stone tomb saxon era church exists death group lands basis foundation king henry england brother held land near son named edward held lands gloucester
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