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2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. Cotton Roll IV 61
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Roll IV 61
- Title:
- Manifesto of George, duke of Clarence, George Neville, archbishop of York, and Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, in their rebellion against Edward IV
- Scope & Content:
- Manifesto of George, duke of Clarence (1449-1478), George Neville, archbishop of York (1465-1476), and Richard Neville (1428-71), 16th earl of Warwick, issued as part of their rebellion against King Edward IV in 1469, beginning imperfectly. The text complains about seditious persons misleading ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Date Range:
- 1469
- Extent:
- 1 roll
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 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
9. 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
10. Cotton Roll II 23
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Roll II 23
- Title:
- Collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents, including the manifesto of Cade's Rebellion
- Scope & Content:
- A collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents from 1447-1452, mostly relating to the downfall of William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk (1396-1450), and to Cade's Rebellion, 1450. Probably compiled by a Yorkist partisan from London or with an interest in the city. ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Date Range:
- c 1452
- Extent:
- 1 roll