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1. Cotton Ch IV 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 10
Title:
Petition by Thomas Stok to Henry VII for the confirmation of Richard III's letters patent to found an almshouse in Stamford
Scope & Content:
Petition by Thomas Stok to King Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509) for the confirmation of Richard III's letters patent granted to William Brown of Stamford (Lincolnshire), merchant of the Staple and husband of Margaret, Thomas' sister, to found an almshouse in Stamford. Given at Westminster, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1493
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch IV 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 15
Title:
Order of Henry VI to the Keeper of the Privy Seal to have the Chancellor draw up letters patent appointing William Cotton as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
Scope & Content:
Order of King Henry VI of England (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471) to Master Andrew Holes, Keeper of the Privy Seal, to make out letters to the Lord Chancellor, ordering him to draw up letters patent appointing William Cotton as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe following the resignation of Thomas Tuddenham...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1450
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Cotton Ch IV 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 18
Title:
Grant of privileges by King Æthelstan of England to St John’s, Beverley
Scope & Content:
Grant of privileges by King Æthelstan of England (r. 924-939) to St John’s, Beverley, in Middle English verse. Dated 925 (for 927 × 939). Spurious (Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon Charters, no. 451). Endorsed in a 16th-century hand, ‘Carta ædelstani facta sancto Iohanni beuerl’ 925 sinceroque[?]’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Cotton Ch IV 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 19
Title:
Writ from the king to the bishop of Bath and Wells ordering him to have the customers of the port of Bristol give cloth to Sir Roger Cotton
Scope & Content:
Writ from the king of England to the bishop of Bath and Wells, Keeper of the Privy Seal, ordering him to make out letters under the privy seal to the customers of the port of Bristol, ordering them to give five broadcloths of fine red for 7 nobles or 4 marks each to Sir Roger Cotton, knight of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1443-1467
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Cotton Ch IV 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 24
Title:
Petition of William Warbelton to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, asking for a reward for assisting in the capture of Jack Sharp
Scope & Content:
Recto: Petition of William Warbelton, esquire, to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester (1390-1447). On the evening of Thursday 17 May, Warbelton heard that William Perkins, also known as Jack Sharp, was hiding in Oxford and so he told the Chancellor of Oxford and his commissary and the bailiff of Oxford...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1431
Extent:
1 leaf

6. Cotton Ch IV 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 34
Title:
Will of William Meckilfield, esquire
Scope & Content:
Will of William Meckilfield, esquire, making bequests to his wife, his brother Robert Meckilfield, his eldest son John Ulueston, several religious houses, and others, and leaving money for masses to be sung. Given at Henham (Suffolk), 7 November 1439. With a Latin addendum attached in which Me...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1439
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Cotton Ch IV 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 35
Title:
Petition of County Kildare to Richard, duke of York, complaining about James Butler, earl of Kildare and lieutenant of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Petition of County Kildare, represented by Nicholas, prior of Conall, Edward fitz Eustace, knight, the portreeves of Naas, the portreeves of Clane and others, to Richard (1411-1460), 3rd duke of York and deputy lieutenant of Ireland, complaining about James Butler (1420-1461), 5th earl of Kildar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1454
Extent:
1 leaf

8. Cotton Ch XVI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 71
Title:
Settlement of the dispute between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by King Henry VI (r. 1422–61, 1470–71)
Scope & Content:
Henry VI, king of England, specifies the terms of the peace settlement between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, to take effect within two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1458
Extent:

Parchment leaf

9. Cotton Ch XVI 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 72
Title:
Petition of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, to her husband King Henry VI, concerning the Exchequer
Scope & Content:
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), Queen of England, makes a petition to her husband King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). The petition is to be addressed to the treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, directing them to make allowance to the collectors of customs and subsidies of Southampton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1455
Extent:
1 leaf

10. Cotton MS

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS
Title:
Cotton Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Cotton Manuscripts contains a variety of material, much of it relating to the history, literature and culture of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. It is particularly rich in: (a) manuscripts written in Old English; (b) monastic cartularies; (c) saints’ Liv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Cipher, Coast Miwok, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, Middle, English, English, Middle, English, Old, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Germanic languages, Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Inuit, Irish, Irish, Middle, Italian, Javanese, Latin, Low German, Occitan, Old, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Saxon, Old, Scots, Scots, Spanish, Temne, and Welsh
Date Range:
5th century-19th century
Extent:
1,429 manuscripts

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