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41. Cotton Ch IV 47

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 47
Title:
Letter of Lisle Cave to Mr Hearle about his estate
Scope & Content:
Letter of Lisle Cave to Mr Hearle, discussing his plans for his estate and to meet with Sir Ralph Sadler and others, with an added account of news from Antwerp, dated 22 November 1578. Written at Richmond, 24 November 1578. Endorsed: 'To my dear frende Mr / Hearle also ther' (16th century). B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1578
Extent:
1 leaf

42. Cotton Ch IV 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 41
Title:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council offering intelligence on the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council, offering intelligence on the situation in the Netherlands and complaining about being maligned by his enemies. Written February 1591/2. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48 and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1592
Extent:
1 leaf

43. Cotton Ch I 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 17
Title:
Bills, receipts and accounts for works on the house of Sir Robert Cotton and Sir Thomas Cotton at Westminster
Scope & Content:
Bills, receipts and accounts of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet, and his son Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, for works on their house in Westminster by various carpenters, masons, painters and other craftsmen, for building materials, rent, clothes, repairs, household expen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1614-1661
Extent:
1 booklet

44. Cotton Ch I 3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 3/4
Title:
Testimony of Amphillis Ferrours that John Wilcox and others had falsely accused Sir Robert Cotton of having had carnal knowledge of Margaret Ferrours
Scope & Content:
Testimony of Amphillis Ferrours, widow, of St Margaret's Parish, Westminster, that John Wilcox, Jane, his wife, and Thomas Jones had falsely accused Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet, knight, of having had carnal knowledge of Margaret Ferrours, her daughter and the wife of John Stephens...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630
Extent:
1 leaf

45. Cotton Ch I 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 15
Title:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater (Somerset), widow, and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, minister, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton of Westminster (1571-1631), knight and baronet. The pair also denounce any false rumours about their past connection to Cotton. Giv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1629
Extent:
1 leaf

46. Cotton Ch II 25/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 25/7
Title:
Letters and papers gathered for the defence in the Star Chamber case against Sir Thomas Cotton concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers gathered for the defence in the case against Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the Star Chamber, concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture. Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Copies of court ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 booklet

47. Cotton Ch II 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 27
Title:
Proceedings in the Court of Delegates in the annulment of the marriage of William Sandes of Latimer and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke
Scope & Content:
Copy of the proceedings before the Court of Delegates in the annulment of the marriage of William Sandes of Latimer (Buckinghamshire), esquire, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, on grounds of compulsion. 1612-1613.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1612-1613
Extent:
1 booklet

48. Cotton Ch IX 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IX 8
Title:
Petition to Charles I from the Company of Bowyers asking him to restore the practice of archery
Scope & Content:
Copy of a petition to Charles I from the Bowyers, Fletchers, Arrowheadmakers and Stringmakers, asking him to restore the practice of archery by renewing the Statute of 33 Henry VIII (Unlawful Games Act 1541), and appointing Jeffrey Le Neve as commissioner. Note by Sydney Montacue (knight, Maste...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1635
Extent:
1 booklet

49. Cotton Roll I 2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 2/9
Title:
Summary of the case of William Williams and others against Sir Robert Cotton and others, concerning rents in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
Summary of the case brought by William Williams and others against Sir Robert Cotton and others, concerning rents in Huntingdonshire. Contents: m. 1-2: Summary of the original bill of complaint by William Williams and others. m. 3-5: The responses of Thomas Cotton and other defendants. m. 5...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1631
Extent:
1 roll

50. Cotton Roll I 2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 2/10
Title:
Interrogations and depositions taken at Stilton for the plaintiffs in the case of William Williams and others against Sir Thomas Cotton and others, concerning rents in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
Interrogations and depositions taken at Stilton (Huntingdonshire) for the plaintiffs in the case brought by William Williams and others against Sir Thomas Cotton and others, concerning the rents of several manors in Huntingdonshire. Taken on the plaintiff's behalf by Sir William Armyn, baronet, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1631
Extent:
1 roll

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