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3671. Cotton Ch VI 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 2
Title:
‘First Charter’ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms to Westminster Abbey its privileges and lands, comprising (a) 17.5 hides at Westminster, 20 at Hendon, 5 at Hampstead, 12 hides and 1 uirga at Greenford, 8 hides at Hanwell, 8 at Shepperton, 7 at Sunbury, Middlesex; 10 at Aldenham, 4 hides and 1 uirga at Datchworth, 4.5 hide...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3672. Cotton Ch VI 3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 3/1
Title:
Seal of William I
Scope & Content:
Seal of King William I of England (William the Conqueror) (r. 1066-1087), imperfect and indistinct, oval, dark brown, with the king mounted. 'hoc norman...'. Reverse: The king enthroned, a sword in his right hand. '...aris eundum'. Originally attached to Cotton Ch VI 3, a 12th-century copy of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1067
Extent:
1 seal

3673. Cotton Ch VI 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 4
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of the West Saxons (d. 865) to Bishop Deora of Rochester (765×72–781×85)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants land near Rochester to Bishop Deora of Rochester; dated 761, altered to 781, spurious (Sawyer, no. 266). Endorsed in a 15th-century hand, ‘Ethelbertus de redditu Roffensi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 9th century
Extent:

1 leaf

3674. Cotton Ch VII 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 15
Title:
Agreement between Robert Bruce and Florence, count of Holland
Scope & Content:
Convention between Florence [V], count of Holland, and Sir Robert de Bruce, lord of Annandale, whereby they agree to defend their right to the crown of Scotland against all other claimants, and that whichever succeeded in establishing his claim should allow the other a third part of all lands, i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14 Jun 1292
Extent:

1 leaf

3675. Cotton Ch VIII 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 3
Title:
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Abbot Eanberht
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians grants ten hides (cassati) near the wood called Toccan sceaga (Tockenham, Wiltshire) and the tumulus called Reada beorg to Abbot Eanberht; dated 757 (Sawyer, no. 96).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 8th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3676. Cotton Ch VIII 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 4
Title:
Grant of King Cynewulf of the Saxons (d. 786) to Bica, comes and minister
Scope & Content:
King Cynewulf of the Saxons grants of 13 hides (manentes) at Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, to Bica, comes and minister; dated 778 (Sawyer, no. 264).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 8th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3677. Cotton Ch VIII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 6
Title:
Grant of King Eadred (r. 946-955) to the thegn Wulfric
Scope & Content:
King Eadred grants 12 hides (cassati) at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire – bounds of 20 hides at Bourton, 7 hides at Maugersbury, and 7 hides at Daylesford, Gloucestershire – to the thegn (miles) Wulfric; dated 949 (Sawyer, no. 550).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:

Paper leaf

3678. Cotton Ch VIII 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 9
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of seven hides (cassati) at Millbrook, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1045, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1008). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is þæra .vii. hyda landboc to mylebroce þe Eadƿeard cing gebocade Ælfƿine b’. on ece yrfe.’; in an 11...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1045
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3679. Cotton Ch VIII 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 10
Title:
Grant of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester (d. 1108) to the monks of St Andrew's, Rochester
Scope & Content:
Charter of Gundulf (b. c. 1024, d. 1108), Bishop of Rochester, establishing the gift of St Andrew's, Rochester, with the assent of Anselm (b. 1033/4, d. 1089), Archbishop of Canterbury, and granting to the monks the churches of Wolewic, Darenteford, Suthane, Wilmintune, Chisolherst, Aeilesford [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:

1 leaf

3680. Cotton Ch VIII 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 11
Title:
Confirmation of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Eadred confirms 55 hides (mansae) at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire, for the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester; dated 948, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 540). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is ðæs landes boc æt duntune. ðe eadred cyngc ednyƿon gebocade sanctæ t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

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