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3681. Cotton Ch VIII 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 12
Title:
Grant of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) to Wulfric, his princeps
Scope & Content:
King Eadwig grants seven hides (cassati) at Millbrook, with a haga in Southampton, Hampshire, to Wulfric, his princeps; dated 956, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 636). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ þis is þara .vii. hida boc æt melebroce þe eadƿig cing gebocode ƿulfrice his þegne on ece...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3682. Cotton Ch VIII 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 14
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred II (r. 978–1016) to his minister Æthelsige
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred II grants ten sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent, to his minister Æthelsige; dated 987, with bounds in English (Sawyer, no. 864). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Bromleg’ Edelredus rex. dedit Sancto Andree et Ethelsitho Episcopo.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3683. Cotton Ch VIII 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 16
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfgar, minister;Will of Wulfgar
Scope & Content:
Two originally separate parchment leaves, the second labelled ‘Cott. Ch. viii. 16. b.’ (a) King Æthelstan grants nine hides (cassatae) at Ham, Wiltshire, to Wulfgar, minister; dated 12 November 931, Lifton, Devon, in Latin with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 416). Endorsed in a contemporary hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
931-939
Extent:

Parchment leaves

3684. Cotton Ch VIII 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 17
Title:
Confirmation of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) for Bishop Frithestan of Winchester (d. 932/3)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan confirms privileges for Bishop Frithestan of Winchester and a grant to Taunton of four hides (mansae) at Withiel Florey, Somerset, and three at Cearn (? Charmouth, Dorset); dated 938, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 443). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is seo boc þe æþe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3685. Cotton Ch VIII 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 18
Title:
Grant of King Edgar (r. 959–975) to Old Minster, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants land at Bleadon, Somerset, to Old Minster, Winchester; dated 975, spurious (Sawyer, no. 804).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3686. Cotton Ch VIII 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 19
Title:
Grant of King Alfred of the West Saxons (r. 871–899) to Bishop Burgric of Rochester (933×934-946×964)
Scope & Content:
King Alfred of the West Saxons grants land at Freckenham, Suffolk, and at Isleham, Cambridgeshire, to Bishop Burgric of Rochester; dated 895 (Sawyer, no. 349). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘Ffrekeham boc’; ‘Æluredus rex dedit ffrekeham burrico episcopo’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3687. Cotton Ch VIII 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 20
Title:
History of the estate of Wouldham, Kent
Scope & Content:
History of the estate of Wouldam, Kent, in English, from the time of King Æthelberht II of Kent (d. 762) to Archbishop Dunstan (d. 988), with details of Dunstan’s acquisition of six sulungs on behalf of St Andrew’s, Rochester, and the history of estates at Erith, Cray and Eynesford, Kent; dated ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3688. Cotton Ch VIII 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 22
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfswith, ancilla dei
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants of 15 hides (mansae) at East Overton, Wiltshire, to Wulfswith, ancilla dei; dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 449). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘þis is Oferan tunes lan[des boc] þe Æþelstan cing gebocode Wulfswyþe on ece yrfe.’; in an 11th-century hand, ‘Ofr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
939
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3689. Cotton Ch VIII 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 25
Title:
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Alan Basset
Scope & Content:
Grant of King John of England to Alan Basset, of the manor of Berewye [Berwick, Yorkshire], which had been escheated with the lands of Adam de Postu. Witnessed by P[eter de Rupibus], bishop of Winchester, William Briwerr, Eustace de Vescy, and others. Dated at Yarmouth, 1 June 1206.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1 Jun 1206
Extent:

1 leaf

3690. Cotton Ch VIII 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 26
Title:
Physician's folding almanac
Scope & Content:
Contents: A portable physician's folding almanac consisting of a calendar, tables and diagrams: ff. 1r-8r: Kalendarium for January to December; f. 9r: Diagram of a Zodiac man with animals; f. 9v: Explanation of the calendar; f. 10r: Diagram of lunar and solar eclipses; f. 11r: Table of mov...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1469
Extent:
6 folios, each folded into eight parts

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