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1. Add Ch 7483

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Title:
Grant by Edward III to Isabella, his daughter, of a dowry for her marriage to Louis, count of Flanders
Scope & Content:
Grant by Edward III to Isabella (b. 1332, d. 1382), his daughter, of a dowry for her marriage to Louis II (b. 1330, d. 1384), count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. Edward promises land and money, including 25000 livres parisis of Flanders per year; given at Bergues [then in the County of Flander...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
14 Mar 1347
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 11271

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Title:
Acknowledgement by Marie, abbess of St Stephen’s Abbey, Soissons, to the Knights Templar of Mont-de-Soissons
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgement by Marie, abbess of St Étienne’s Abbey, Soissons, to the Knights Templar of Mont-de-Soissons, that the abbey owes them two bushels of winter grain. In return, the Templars quitclaim all right to the tithes of Mariuas and Villeneuve. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘de labess d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1233
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Add Ch 12634

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Title:
Acknowledgement by Guy, count of Flanders, and Isabeau, his wife, countess of Namur, of a debt to Raoul de Harcout
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgement by Guy [de Dampierre, d. 1305], count of Flanders and marquis of Namur, and Isabeau [of Luxembourg, 1247-98], his wife, countess of Namur, of a debt to their clerk Raoul de Harcout of 150 gros livres tournois; dated 1294. The recto also features a summary of the charter's content...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1294
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Add Ch 19858

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Title:
Letter of Anne of Woodstock, countess of Stafford, appointing John Harper as her steward
Scope & Content:
Letter of Anne of Woodstock (b. c. 1382, d. 1438), countess of Stafford, Buckingham, Hereford and Northampton, and lady of Brecknock, appointing John Harper (b. 1395, d. 1464) as her steward of Staffordshire; given at London, 15 July 1428. Affixed with a fragmentary seal, red, a quatrefoil loze...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1428
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Add Ch 20396

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Title:
Grant by Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England, to John del Shagh, vicar of Prestbury, of lands in the town of Macclesfield
Scope & Content:
Anne of Bohemia (b. 1366, d. 1394), Queen of England and wife of Richard II (r. 1377-1399), grants to John del Shagh (fl. 1377-1416), vicar of Prestbury [Cheshire], lands measuring 32 x 15 feet in the town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, for building purposes, subject to the condition of leaving spac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1390
Extent:
1 leaf

6. Add Ch 62467

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Title:
A set of instructions from Margaret III, Dowager Duchess of Burgundy, to her commissioners to make a treaty of commerce with England
Scope & Content:
A detailed set of instructions from Margaret III (b. 1350, d. 1405), Dowager Duchess of Burgundy, to her commissioners, to make a trade treaty with England, including a list of rights and privileges to secure and when they should return to her for further instructions. Given at Arras, 19 Decem...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
19 Dec 1404
Extent:

1 document

7. Add Ch 75719

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Title:
Will of Katherine de Bassi of Tournai
Scope & Content:
Will of Katherine de Bassi of Tournai, wife of the late Baldwin du Bas, making arrangements for paying her debts, her burial, and her goods. Includes payments to parish priests, hostels, hospitals, the sick, her relatives and those of her husband; dated 1 May 1360. Endorsed: in a late 14th-cent...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1360
Extent:
1 leaf

8. Add Ch 77136

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Title:
Indenture between Margaret of Brotherton, Countess of Norfolk, Bruisyard Abbey and Sir Robert Carbevell, concerning lands to be granted to the abbey
Scope & Content:
Chirograph containing an indenture between Margaret of Brotherton (b. c. 1322, d. 1399), Countess of Norfolk, and Bruisyard Abbey, Suffolk, on the one hand, and Sir Robert Carbevell on the other, regarding tenements in Babraham, Sawston, and Pampisford (Cambridgeshire), held for life by Roger of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
6 Jul 1378
Extent:
1 leaf

9. Add Ch 77738

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Title:
Marriage contract between Prince Edward of England and Philippa of Hainault
Scope & Content:
Marriage contract between Prince Edward of England (the future King Edward III, r. 1327-1377), and Philippa of Hainault (b. c. 1314, d. 1369), daughter of Count William of Hainault (b. c. 1286, d. 1337) and Joan of Valois (b. c. 1294, d. 1352). The contract was issued two years prior to the off...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1326
Extent:
1 leaf

10. Add MS 17399

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Title:
Prologue by Gilbert de la Porrée (ff. 2r-3v); Apocalypse (Revelation) in prose with glosses (ff. 3v-58v).
Scope & Content:
Contents: Apocalypse (Revelation) in prose, with prologue by Gilbert de la Porrée. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf. ff. 2r-3v: Prologue by Gilbert de la Porrée: 'Saint Paul lapostre dit'. Ending: 'Sique len peut chascune partie par soy seurement entendre et dire. Et dit ainsi'. ff. 3v-58v: Apoca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 58 folios.