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1. Add Ch 1390

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Title:
Chirograph of Fredescendis, abbess of Maubeuge, granting land to Guarin, abbot of Vicogne
Scope & Content:
Chirograph of Fredescendis, abbess of Maubeuge, granting to Guarin, abbot of Vicogne (also called Casa Dei), a carucate of land in Beldenies, called the Land of St Aldegund, and the field of Gouinleu. Guarin was abbot of Vicogne 1129-1151, and then abbot of Laon until his death in 1171. The wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1129 and 1151
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 6290

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Title:
Will of Joan Ward, widow, of St Saviour’s Parish, Southwark
Scope & Content:
Probate copy of the will of Joan Ward, widow, of St Saviour’s Parish, Southwark, given on 22 August 1544, proved 20 April 1545. Affixed with a fragmentary seal of William Geoffrey, official of the Archdeacon of Surrey, lozenge, red, a heraldic shield with a saltire (see Birch, Catalogue of Seal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
22 Aug 1544
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Add Ch 8043

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Title:
Isabel of Portugal claims her rights to the crown of England and declares herself universal heiress of Henry VI, the late king
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Isabel of Portugal (b. 1397, d. 1471), daughter of João I (John I), King of Portugal (r. 1385-1433), granddaughter of John of Gaunt (b. 1340, d. 1399), and dowager Duchess of Burgundy, claims her rights to the crown of England and declares herself universal heiress of the late king, Henry VI (r....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
17 Jun 1471
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Add Ch 8129

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Title:
Letter of Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England, granting power to William de Verges to do fealty in her name to Guy, Count of Flanders
Scope & Content:
Eleanor of Castile (b. c. 1240, d. 1290), Queen of England, grants power to William de Vergers, yeoman, to do fealty in her name to Guy [of Dampierre] (b. c. 1226, d. 1305), count of Flanders, for the land in Flanders that has fallen to her by hereditary right; given at York, 16 August of Edward...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1280
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Add Ch 13945

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Title:
Confirmation by Alfonso of Brienne, count of Eu, and his wife Marie de Lusignan, of a grant to the Abbey of St Anthony, Paris
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Confirmation by Alfonso of Brienne (b. c. 1228, d. 1270), Count of Eu and Grand Chamberlain of France, and his wife Marie de Lusignan (b. c. 1223, d. 1260), with Jean Mathieu, of a grant of 15 bushels of wheat a year to the Abbey of St Anthony, Paris; March 1255. Affixed with two seals. The fir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mar 1255
Extent:
1 leaf

6. Add Ch 18199

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Title:
Acquittance by Margaret of France, Queen of England, to John de Sandale, Keeper of the Exchange of London, for a payment into her wardrobe
Scope & Content:
Margaret of France (b. c. 1279, d. 1318), Queen of England and second wife of Edward I (r. 1272-1307), issues an acquittance to John de Sandale, Keeper of the Exchange of London, for a payment into her wardrobe of £159 8s. 7d., as received by the queen’s keeper of the wardrobe, John de Godele; g...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
30 Sept 1301
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Add Ch 19516

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Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the minster of Sts Mary and Peter, Exeter
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan of England grants one hide at Monkton to the minster of Sts Mary and Peter, Exeter; dated 670 (for 924 x 939); Latin with Old English bounds; spurious (Sawyer, no. 387). Endorsed in hands contemporary with the charter, 'Munecatunes boc' and 'to Muneca tune'; in a 13th-century ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:
1 leaf

8. Add Ch 27703

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Title:
Covenant between Joan, Dowager Princess of Wales, and Beverley, regarding an annual rent
Scope & Content:
Indenture whereby Joan, Dowager Princess of Wales and Countess of Kent (b. c. 1328, d. 1385), the widow of Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince (b. 1330, d. 1376)], as kinswoman (‘consanguinea’) and heiress of Joanna de Stotevill, Lady of Cottingham, makes agreement with the men, burgesses, war...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
20 Apr 1380
Extent:
1 leaf

9. Add Ch 28654

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Title:
Arbitration between Elizabeth of Katzenelenbogen, abbess of St Mary’s in the Capitol in Cologne, and Herman of Hachinberch, canon of the same church
Scope & Content:
Notarial copy of an arbitration between Elizabeth of Katzenelenbogen, abbess of St Mary’s in the Capitol in Cologne, and Herman of Hachinberch, canon of the same church; dated 30 January 1352, at vespers, with the notary mark and notarial certificate of Rurgerus de Hillsheynr, imperial notary of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
[30 Jan 1352]
Extent:
1 leaf

10. Add Ch 28657

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Title:
Confirmation of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) concerning gifts made by Earl Leofric and Godgifu
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms the gifts made by Earl Leofric and Godgifu (Godiva) to Abbot Leofwine and the brethren at Coventry minster; spurious, in English and Latin (Sawyer, no. 1098).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 12th century
Extent:

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