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1. Harley Ch 43 C 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 7
Title:
Grant of Bishop Æscwig of Dorchester (975×979–1002) to Ælfstan
Scope & Content:
Bishop Æscwig of Dorchester grants five hides (mansae) at Cuxham, Oxfordshire to his man Ælfstan; dated 995 (for 994), with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1379). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Æthelredus rex’, ‘Cuceshamme’, and ‘Ælfstano’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century-Early 11th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

2. Harley Ch 111 B 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 111 B 14
Title:
Grant of Richard, bishop of St Andrews (d. 1178), to Holyrood Abbey
Scope & Content:
Richard, bishop of St Andrews, grants the church of Falkirk to Holyrood Abbey.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
25 Mar 1166-24 Mar 1167
Extent:

Parchment leaf

3. Harley Ch 43 C 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 9
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (d. 1042–1066) to Old Minster, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants land at Bransbury, Hampshire, and at Forde and Hertone saci to Old Minster, Winchester; Latin.; dated 1046, spurious (Sawyer, no. 1016). Endorsed in a 15th century hand, ‘Brandesbury‘, and in a 16th-century hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

4. Harley Ch 44 E 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 E 16
Title:
Release by Elizabeth, prioress of Hampole Priory, of 30s in rents
Scope & Content:
Release by Elizabeth, prioress of Hampole Priory [Yorkshire], of 30s from Lady Alice Broun, guardian of the lands and heir of John Fitzwilliam, once of Atwick [Yorkshire], from rents in Alnwick [Northumberland]; given the feast of St John the Evangelist [27 December] 1505. Affixed with an imper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1505
Extent:

1 leaf

5. Harley Ch 83 A 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 83 A 1
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821), to Swithnoth, comes
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants one sulung (aratrum) near Chart Sutton, Kent, with swine-pastures, to Swithnoth, comes; dated 814 (Sawyer, no. 173). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ be cert Suiðnoðes boec.’; and in a later hand, ‘tunes boec’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
814
Extent:

Parchment leaf

6. Harley Ch 43 C 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 15
Title:
Grant of Isabel, Countess de Warenne, to the priory of St Katherine, Lincoln
Scope & Content:
Isabel, Countess de Warenne (b. c. 1137, d. c. 1203) grants easements for 60 beasts to the priory of St Katherine, Lincoln, for the soul of her husband Earl Hamelin de Warenne (b. c. 1130, d. 1202). Endorsed: 'Cart[a]'. Affixed with a seal (now damaged) of a standing female figure (Birch, Cata...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1202
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Harley Ch 43 A 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 A 14
Title:
Birth amulet with prayers and invocations to Sts Cyricus and Julitta
Scope & Content:
An amulet in roll form, thought to have been used as a birth girdle. Headed with a diagram of a cross, followed by a text in Middle English invoking the protection of the Cross on the wearer, with specific reference to childbirth. This is followed by prayers in Latin, invoking Sts Cyricus and J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 roll

8. Harley Ch 43 C 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 3
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Æthelflæd, matrona
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants seven hides (mansae) at Chelsworth, Suffolk, to Æthelflæd, matrona; dated 962 (Sawyer, no. 703). Endorsed in an early 12th-century hand, ‘Carta ædgari regis de cherlesworde cuidam æffleade’, continued in a 13th-century hand, ‘que per istam et per propriam cartam reddidit maner...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

9. Harley Ch 43 C 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 34
Title:
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to William de Belver
Scope & Content:
Grant of King John of England to William de Belver, the son of William de Albineius, and to his heirs, that they may have a market at Bridgeford [Staffordshire], on any Thursday, and one fair in the same place each year through the three 'dies duraturam', that is the day of the Feast of St Peter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
28 Jan 1202
Extent:

1 leaf

10. Harley Ch 51 B 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 51 B 21
Title:
Quitclaim by Alice of Haketorn, widow of Alexander Foliot, to Bullington Priory
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Alice of Haketorn, widow of Alexander [text damaged]-oth, to Bullington Priory [Lincolnshire], of land in the meadows. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Confirmacio Alicie uxoris / Alex[andri] Folioth in viduitate sua / d[e] dono viti sui. In Hach’. Affixed with an imperfect seal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

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