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1. Cotton Ch XI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 71
Title:
Grant by Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England, to Robert Westende, purveyor of the queen’s coaches, of an annuity of 40s.
Scope & Content:
Anne of Bohemia (b. 1366, d. 1394), Queen of England and wife of Richard II (r. 1377-1399), grants to Robert Westende, purveyor of the Queen’s coaches, an annuity of 40s from the issues of the manor of Cosham, Wiltshire; given at Windsor, 6 May 1394 [17 Richard II]. Affixed with Anne’s red sea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1394
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch II 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 26
Title:
Bundle of fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II
Scope & Content:
A bundle of 48 fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II, including: f. 1: From Philip V of France. f. 2: Regarding Henry of Lancaster. f. 3: From an unidentified sender, written 22 January. f. 4: From Philip V of France concerning a marriage. f. 5: Petition to Edward II. f. 6: Regarding...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1307-1327
Extent:
1 bundle

3. Cotton Roll II 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 12
Title:
Documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
A roll containing copies of 13th and 14th century documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire. Contents: m. 1-2: Account of the foundation and endowments of the abbeys of Ely and Thorney (Cambridgeshire). m. 3: Perambulations of the forest of Huntingdonshire, 1217-1219. m. 3-4: Verdi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 roll

4. Cotton Ch IV 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 23
Title:
Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king that they have been unlawfully disinherited
Scope & Content:
Recto: Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king and his council that John of Londham, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and Robert Hovel have erased and amended a suspicious and defective brief of mort d’ancestor. The bearer of this brief, John son of Robert Pollard of Wethde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1328-1330
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Cotton Ch IV 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 9
Title:
Receipt that Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford, has delivered valuables to the Tower of London for the coronation of Edward III
Scope & Content:
Receipt that Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford (r. 1317-1327) and Treasurer, in the presence of Walter de Norroy, baron of the Exchequer, has delivered to the Tower of London and Sir Robert Woodhouse, Keeper of the King's Wardrobe, by the hands of Orleton's clerk, Sir John of Houton, plate and va...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1327
Extent:
1 leaf