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1. Cotton Ch IV 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 26
Title:
Grant of Elizabeth I to George Gower of a monopoly on painting her portraits
Scope & Content:
Grant of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to George Gower (d. 1596), his deputies or assigns, of an exclusive licence for life to make the portraits of the queen on canvas, copper, wood, stone or any other material. Given the [blank] day of [blank] in the 26th year of her reign (17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1583-1584
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch XII 62

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 62
Title:
Grant by Elizabeth I to Gilbert Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, appointing him her representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies
Scope & Content:
Grant by Elizabeth I to Gilbert Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, KG, appointing him her lieutenant and representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies that year on 22, 23 and 24 April, that is, the day before, the day of, and the day after St George’s Day, patron of the Order; given at the Pal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1598
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Cotton Ch XII 63

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 63
Title:
Grant by Elizabeth I to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, appointing him her representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies
Scope & Content:
Grant by Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley (b. 1520, d. 1598), Lord High Treasurer, KG, appointing him her lieutenant and representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies that year on 22, 23 and 24 April, the day before, the day of, and the day a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1592
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Cotton Ch XII 64

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 64
Title:
Grant by Elizabeth I to Nicholas Narbon, appointing him Ulster King of Arms; grant by Nicholas Narbon appointing Francis Candell as his deputy
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I to Nicholas Narbon, esquire, Ulster King of Arms, chief herald in her realm of Ireland, setting out his power and authority and those of his deputies. Witnessed by Arthur Grey KG, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, Lord Deputy of Ireland. Given at Dublin, 12 S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1581-1586
Extent:
1 document

5. Cotton Ch XII 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 73
Title:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, to practise medicine
Scope & Content:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, now residing in Bath, to practise medicine throughout her realms and dominions for life, notwithstanding letters patent of Henry VIII to incorporate a College of Physicians and an act of Parliament made in the first year of the reign...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1571 and 1581
Extent:
1 leaf

6. Cotton Ch XVII 23a

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 23a
Title:
Instructions by Elizabeth I to her household officials to pay a salary to Katherine Paston and Jane Brussels, her chamberers
Scope & Content:
Instructions by Queen Elizabeth I for her cofferer, clerk of the green cloth, and comptroller to pay Katherine Paston and Jane Brussels, her chamberers, an annual salary of £20. Given at Windsor Castle, (blank day) of December 1575. Endorsed: in a 17th-century hand, ‘Warrant for wages for Mres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1575
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Cotton MS Caligula C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C I
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1567–1570
Scope & Content:
Much of this volume relates to the exile of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567; d. 1587), and including the original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Catherine de Medici, Queen Dowager of France (d. 1589); Sir William Cecil (later 1st Baron Burghley, d. 1598); ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1567-1631
Extent:
1 volume.

8. Cotton MS Caligula C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland (originals and copies), 1568/9–1585, including a diary of John Lesley, bishop of Ross (d. 1596), 1571 (4r–40r); letters of Mary, queen of Scots (1542-67; d. 1587) (ff. 171, 244–248, 261–262, 423, 618, 620); and the pleading of Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk (d. 1572) (f. 189)
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 597. 1. A tract in 12mo. entitled, "Commentaria diurna Jo. Leslie episcopi Rossensis:" being the bishop’‘s journal, in his own hand, from April 11 to Oct. 16, 1571. 1. 2. Various papers and memorandums on the affairs of Scotland, and the nobility ther...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1571-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Cotton MS Claudius A V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A V
Title:
Pseudo-John of Peterborough, Peterborough Chronicle, AD 654-868, 890-1368; William of Malmesbury Gesta Pontificum Anglorum; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Aldhelmi Episcopi; genealogy of King Henry II of England; Vita Sancti Erkenwaldi Episcopi; Vita Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Miracula Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Vita Sancti Neoti Abbatis; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Wulfstani Episcopi
Scope & Content:
This is a composite manuscript of three parts. The first part, ff. 2r-45r, is a copy of the Peterborough Chronicle, copied in the 2nd half of the 14th century with a continuation added in the 17th century. The second part, ff. 46r-134r, includes William of Malmesbury's (b. c. 1080, d. 1143) Gest...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

10. Cotton MS Claudius C IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius C IX
Title:
Hugh of Saint-Victor, Chronicle; annalistic chronicle, AD 1–1171; William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum; Notarial copy of letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558–1603), issued at Hereford Cathedral; Charters of Kings Edward I (r. 1272–1307) and Henry III (r. 1216–72) of England for the Abingdon Abbey; Award of Norham, addressed to the abbot and convent of Battle; Liber terrarum of Abingdon Abbey and other memoranda
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript consists of three parts that were produced separately in England during the 12th and 13th centuries. The first part (ff. 4-17), written in the 2nd half of the 12th century, contains the Chronicle of the theologian Hugh of Saint-Victor (b. c. 1096, d. 1141). The second p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, English, Middle, English, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:

A parchment codex