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1. Stowe Ch 32

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Stowe Ch 32
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Westminster Abbey; Purchase of Archbishop Dunstan of Canterbury (d. 988)
Scope & Content:
This charter combines two documents: King Edgar (r. 959–975) grants to St Peter’s, Westminster, six hides (cassati) at Lohtheres leage (lost, in Hendon, Middlesex), purchased by Archbishop Dunstan (d. 988) from Edgar for 70 gold solidi and previously in the possession of Wulfmær; dated 972, Kin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
972-999
Extent:

1 leaf

2. Stowe Ch 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 33
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of England (r. 978–1016) to the church of Westminster
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred grants five hides (mansiunculae) at Hampstead, Middlesex, to the church of Westminster; Latin with Old English bounds; dated 986 (Sawyer, no. 1450). Witnessed by King Æthelred; Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury; Oswald, Archbishop of York; and others. Endorsed in a 15th-century h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

1 leaf

3. Stowe Ch 296

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 296
Title:
Grant by Henry III to Flixton Priory of free warren in Flixton
Scope & Content:
Grant by Henry III to Flixton Priory of free warren in all of the priory’s demesne lands in Flixton, Suffolk, with a blank space left by the scribe for a decorated initial 'H' ('Henricus’); given at Westminster, 23 May 1271. Endorsed: in a 15th-century hand, ‘cart[a] de warann[e] / de Fflixton’...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
[23 May 1271]
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Stowe MS 119

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Stowe MS 119
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Scope & Content:
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, chiefly relating to ecclesiastical matters, 1. "Extract of what past between the Greeks and Latins at the Councils of Ferrara and Florence held in the year 1438," etc. f. 1. 2. " A breif note of such matters as weare agreed vpon by the Kinges Majestie his Lordes of the Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Stowe MS 182

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Stowe MS 182
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Scope & Content:
TRANSCRIPTS Of State Papers, 1618-1679, with other pieces:- 1. " Brief observations in Chancery Practice." f 3. 2. Proclamation of James I. on the subject of Sunday recreation; Greenwich, 24 May, ao 16 [1618]. f. 4. 3. " The grounds of unity in Religion, or an expedient for a generall conf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1618-1679
Extent:
1 item

6. Stowe MS 305

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Stowe MS 305
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Scope & Content:
COLLECTION of transcripts of political tracts and poems, satires, lampoons, epigrams, ballads, etc., illustrating the history of the reigns of Charles II.-Anne, and more particularly the period of the Revolution, with a few pieces dating earlier in the 17th cent. Among the tracts are:- I. 1. P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Stowe MS 559

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 559
Title:
Collections relating to Crown regalia and jewels
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–84v: A volume of collections relating to the Crown regalia and jewels, annotated throughout by the antiquarian Thomas Astle (1735–1803). ff. 1r–54v: Extracts from the Patent Rolls, Wardrobe Accompts, and other public records, from the reigns of John to Henry VI, including (ff. 11r–23v) a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

8. Stowe MS 743

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Stowe MS 743
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Scope & Content:
Vol. i. (ff. 164). 1570-1640. 1. Edward Dering, Puritan divine, to Archbishop Parker; 5 Sept. 1570. Latin. Followed by an English translation. f. 1. 2. Jo- Astyll to his "good bedfellowe" Anthony Dering, on the death of the latter's wife Mary [dau. of Sir Henry] Goring; [1588]. f. 1 2. 3. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1570-1640
Extent:
1 item

9. Stowe MS 798

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 798
Title:
Scope & Content:
PERAMBULATIONS of Royal Forests in cos. Huntingdon and Gloucester and several other counties, made tempp. Hen. III.- Edw. I. Lat. and Fr. At the end are copies of :-(a) Charter of Edward the Confessor concerning the endowment of Westminster Abbey, 5 Kal. Jan. 1066, [28 Dec. 1065]. Lat. f. 39. Pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Old, French, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Stowe MS 861

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 861
Title:
Scope & Content:
REGISTER of Documents concerning a chantry in the church of SS. Anne and Agnes within Aldersgate, founded by Sir William Gregory, Knt., citizen and skinner of London [Lord Mayor 1451-2]; 1461-1503. Lat. and Engl. The contents are:-(1) Will of the Founder, made 18 Aug. 1461, and enrolled 7 Edw. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century-16th century
Extent:
1 item