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91. Cotton Ch IV 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 11
Title:
Benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester; narrative of St Aldate, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Hengist; questions to ask during a visitation
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester and their value; short narrative of St Aldate, bishop of Gloucester, discussing with Ambrosius Aurelianus, king of Britain, what to do with the captured Hengist in AD 500. Verso: Questions to ask abbots and other religious when car...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 leaf

92. Cotton Ch IV 13/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/3
Title:
Draft bond of John Cotton of Gidding Abbas to John Giffard of Boscobel for £4000 for Giffard to hold lands in Shropshire
Scope & Content:
Draft bond of John Cotton of Gidding Abbas (Huntingdonshire), son of Thomas Cotton, to John Giffard of Boscobel (Shropshire), for £4000 for Giffard to hold the site of the former White Ladies Priory of St Leonard, Brewood (Shropshire), and lands in Stafford, a house in Boscobel, and the farm of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

93. Cotton Ch IV 13/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/5
Title:
Bond of John Cotton, Francis Gaston and Thomas Bedingfield, with Thomas Geers, for £200
Scope & Content:
Recto: Bond of John Cotton of Gidding (Huntingdonshire), son of Thomas Cotton, Francis Gaston of Clauden (Surrey), and Thomas Bedingfield of Oxborough (Norfolk), esquires, with Thomas Geers of St Benets' parish, Paul's Wharf, London, gentleman, for £200, for payment of £102. Given 17 March 1638...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1638
Extent:
1 leaf

94. Cotton Ch IV 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 21
Title:
Grant of William de Turville to William the smith of a virgate of land in Pailton
Scope & Content:
Grant by William of Turville, lord of Pailton (Warwickshire), to William the smith of Pailton, of a virgate of land there once held by John of Elenhul, for a rent of 10s and suit of court twice a year. Witnesses: William, lord of Neuham, and others. Affixed with an indistinct seal of William d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

95. Cotton Ch IV 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 22
Title:
Complaint by Axholme Charterhouse to Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury, concerning Monks Kirby Priory
Scope & Content:
Complaint by Axholme Charterhouse (Lincolnshire) to Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury (r. 1397-1398, 1399-1414), that William Colman of Coventry, William Boseville and Robert Fox, with many others, had taken £25 12s 1d and other goods from the office of the receiver of Monks Kirby Priory...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1397-1399
Extent:
1 leaf

96. Cotton Ch IV 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 27
Title:
Fragmentary accounts for Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Scope & Content:
Fragment of accounts for Worcestershire and Warwickshire listing the sums gathered by various collectors, mostly from rents. The text mentions John Catesby, steward of the court of the earl of Northampton, and so must date to between 1337, the title’s second creation, and 1373, when it fell int...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1337-1373
Extent:
1 leaf

97. Cotton Ch IV 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 30
Title:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle, and son of Henry IV, to Henry V of £830 5s 7d
Scope & Content:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle (1387-1421), and son of Henry IV, to King Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422) of £830 3s 7d, paid to Thomas and Margaret, his wife, by Thomas Fitzalan, 5th earl of Arundel and Treasurer (1381-1415). Given 29 November 1413. Endorsed: 'Tho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1413
Extent:
1 leaf

98. Cotton Ch IV 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 32
Title:
Writ of Henry VIII ordering the arrest of Sir Richard Herbert
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) to the commissioners of the Princess Mary Tudor in the Welsh Marches, ordering them to arrest Sir Richard Herbert (d. 1539), knight and receiver of the lordships of Montgomery, Kerry and Cedewain in South Wales, and to bring him to the Privy Coun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1525-1528
Extent:
1 leaf

99. Cotton Ch IV 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 49
Title:
Letter of the University of Oxford to Charles I, presenting to him the revised statutes of the university
Scope & Content:
Letter of the chancellor, masters, and scholars of the University of Oxford to King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649), presenting to him a copy of the revised statutes of the university. Endorsed: 'Serenissimo potentissimoque principi / Carolo dei gratia magnae Britanniae / Franciae et Hibern...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 leaf

100. Cotton Ch IV 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 60
Title:
Confirmation of Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, of the right of Markyate Priory to several churches
Scope & Content:
Recto: Copy of a confirmation by Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (r. 1358-1385), of the right of Markyate Priory (Bedfordshire) to Coleshill church, the chapels of La Lee (Lea Martson), Over Whitacre and Nether Whitacre, Beckenhill church, the chapels of Kington and Lyndru, and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1382
Extent:
1 leaf

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