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21. Cotton Roll II 25/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/2
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture. With corrections and marginal notes in another hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

22. Cotton Roll II 25/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/5
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

23. Cotton Roll II 25/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/6
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture. With corrections and marginal notes in another hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

24. Cotton Ch I 3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 3/3
Title:
Confession of John Stephenson, accused of defamation by Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
Confession of John Stephenson of St Margaret's Parish, Westminster, who has been summoned in a case of defamation by Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet, knight. Stephenson confesses that in August or September 1630, he falsely accused Cotton of attempting to have carnal knowledge of Mar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630
Extent:
1 leaf

25. Cotton Ch IV 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 17
Title:
Execution speech of Edward Seymour
Scope & Content:
This single leaf contains an account of the speech given by Edward Seymour (b. 1500, d. 1552), 1st Duke of Somerset, on 22 January 1552, on the scaffold at Tower Hill, awaiting execution on a charge of felony (or 'seeking a change of government'). The brief account records the text of the speech...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 leaf

26. Cotton Ch III 7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 7/7
Title:
Collection of papers relating to the case of Edmund Prideaux, attorney general, against William Walrond and others, concerning the lands of William Riplingham in Great Harborough
Scope & Content:
Collection of papers, court orders legal bills, and letters to Sir Thomas Cotton from Lawrence Cotton and Jonathan Waller, relating to the case of Edmund Prideaux, attorney general, against William Walrond, Samuel Pearce and Thomas Armeston, concerning the lands of William Riplingham, deceased, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1651-1657
Extent:
1 booklet

27. Cotton Ch IV 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 42
Title:
List of captains in the garrison of Bergen op Zoom
Scope & Content:
List of the captains in the garrison of Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands) on 20 September 1622 and the number of their troops. Endorsed: Note on the siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1622. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43 and IV 45-48.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1622
Extent:
1 leaf

28. Cotton Roll I 2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 2/8
Title:
Witness testimonies relating to the collection of rents in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
Witness testimonies relating to the collection and payment of rents from lands in Huntingdonshire. The plaintiffs in this case were William Williams, Robert Michell, Walter Marks, Robert Marsh, Edward Ditchfield, John Highlord, Humphrey Clarke and Francis Moss. The defendants were Sir Robert Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1631
Extent:
1 roll

29. Cotton Roll II 25/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/1
Title:
Draft summary of the case by the attorney general against Sir Thomas Cotton and others concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft summary for Charles I by Sir John Banke, attorney general, of the case against Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd baronet (1594-1662), owner of the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), Sir Thomas Mounson, Dame [blank] Mounson, and Sir Robert Mounson, of North Carleton (Lincolnshire), owners of the ma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

30. Cotton Ch I 3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 3/2
Title:
Dossier of documents relating to the attempted blackmail of Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
A dossier of documents relating to the attempted blackmail of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet. Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Confession of Anne Pike, wife of Richard Pike, retracting the accusations she made against him and begging his forgiveness. 22 July 1630. ff. 3r-v: Letter from Robert...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630-1631
Extent:
1 booklet

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