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1. Add Ch 6014

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Title:
Charter of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Robert of Braybrooke (d. 1211), 25 July 1208
Scope & Content:
Notification of King John's confirmation to Robert of Braybrooke and his heirs of land from various people in the counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Leicestershire. Witnessed by William IV de Warenne, Earl of Surrey (d. 1240); William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel (d....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1208
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 14365

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Title:
Confirmation by Baldwin II, Latin Emperor of Constantinople, of a grant by Philip I, Marquis of Namur, to the Abbey of St. Bavo, Ghent; May, 1269
Scope & Content:
This charter is a confirmation by Baldwin II (r. 1228-1273), also known as Baldwin of Courtenay, the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople, of a grant made by his uncle Philip I (b. 1175, d. 1212), Margrave of Namur, to the Abbey of St. Bavo, Ghent, of the right of his whole patronage in the town...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
May 1269
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Add Ch 54148

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Title:
Bull of Pope Alexander III relating to Kilham, Yorkshire
Scope & Content:
Letter of Pope Alexander III (b. c. 1100/05, d. 1181; reg. 1159-1181) to Geoffrey, Dean of Rouen, the archdeacons and the Chapter of Rouen, confirming the moiety of the manor of Kilham, Yorkshire, granted to them by King Henry II (b. 1133, d. 1189; reg. 1154-1189). At Tours, 5th Kalends of Decem...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1162
Extent:

Parchment single sheet charter

4. Add Ch 77732

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Title:
Notarial copy of the negotiations for the marriage of Prince Edward of England (the future King Edward II) and Philippa, daughter of Count Guy of Flanders, 31 October 1299
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Peteghem Castle, Flanders: 31 October 1299 In 1294, negotiations began for the marriage of Prince Edward of England and Philippa, daughter of Count Guy of Flanders. Agreement was reached in 1297, by which time Philippa had been taken into French custody. The Anglo-Flemish marriage agreement was...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1299
Extent:
1 leaf

5. Add Ch 77736

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Title:
Notification by King Henry I of England (1100–1135) relating to 'Bradenache'
Scope & Content:
Notification by King Henry I of England (r. 1100–1135) that William of Houghton, the king's chamberlain, has restored to Walter, abbot of Ramsey (1133–1160), and his successors, his manor of 'Bradenache' (most likely in Great Gidding, Huntingdonshire), with a hide at Hidding, which he held for l...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1133-1135
Extent:
1 membrane

6. Add Ch 77737

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Title:
Confirmation by King Henry II of England (1154–1189) of a notification by King Henry I relating to 'Bradenache'
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Confirmation by Henry II of a notification by King Henry I of England relating to 'Bradenache' Issued at Lincoln, [1155×1162] Witnessed by Thomas [Becket], chancellor of England (1155–1162; d. 1170), Reginald [earl] of Cornwall (d. 1175), and Robert de Newburgh. The original notification is B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1155-1162
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Add MS 4724

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Title:
Orationes, or declamations, in Latin and Greek by King Edward VI, 1548–1552
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r–222v: Autograph manuscript of King Edward VI's declamations. The declamation 'Non sumus sponte mali' (ff. 66r–67v) is in a different hand and evidently by a different writer, as the king refutes his arguments in the declamation beginning at f. 112r. The dots in the margin of f. 66v, for...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1548-1552
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 5140

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Title:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales; John Lydgate, Siege of Thebes
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r–359v: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, written in two different hands on alternate sheets of parchment and paper. The arms on the lower margin of f. 2r (three Cornish choughs sable, limbed and beaked gules, impaled with those of the See of Canterbury) are those attribute...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1485-c 1500
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 5141

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Title:
Portrait and Life of Geoffrey Chaucer
Scope & Content:
This manuscript comprises a single leaf, which seems to have once belonged to a larger volume. The recto features a full-length portrait of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, holding a penner and a rosary, alongside his arms (Party per pale argent and Gules a bend counter-changed), an English da...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 5266

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Title:
Drawings of birds with inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and Thomas Browne's hand
Scope & Content:
Drawings of birds executed in a variety of techniques and by different draughtsmen. The only exceptions are items 82, 91 and 93, which are prints of birds. The drawings are executed on paper and pasted onto the folios of the manuscript. Many drawings bear inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and / or S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (164 items)

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