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631. 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

632. Harley Ch 43 C 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 8
Title:
Grant of King Harthacnut of England and Denmark (r. 1040–1042) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Harthacnut grants one hide (mansa) at Seolescumb (probably Coomb in East Meon, Hampshire) to to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1042, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 994). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ þis is þare hide boc to seoles cumbe.’; and in a 16th-century hand [?].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1042
Extent:
Parchment leaf

633. 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

634. Harley Ch 44 C 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 C 2
Title:
Release by Isabella, prioress of Cheshunt, to John Warren of 10s in quit rent
Scope & Content:
Release by Isabella, prioress of Cheshunt [Hertfordshire], to John Warren of 10s in quit rent from 40s annual rent from his tenement in Thames Street, St Botolph Billingsgate parish, London; given 26 December 1474. Affixed with a fragmentary seal of Isabella, lozenge, red, with the Virgin and C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1474
Extent:
1 leaf

635. 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

636. Harley Ch 44 F 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 F 36
Title:
Release by Dorothy, abbess of the Poor Clares without Aldgate, to the prior of New Place Church, Surrey
Scope & Content:
Release by Dorothy, abbess of the Abbey of Poor Clares without Aldgate, to the prior of the Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas the Martyr in New Place, Surrey, of 4s rent from lands and tenements in Old Fish Street, the parish of St Nicholas Coldabbey, London; given 8 November 1524. Aff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1524
Extent:
1 leaf

637. Harley Ch 45 A 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 A 37
Title:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton
Scope & Content:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton, Wiltshire, over multiple generations, from Renaud of Ramsbury down to Walter and Margery. If Robert, Margery’s heir, has no heirs of his own, it shall revert back to the heirs of Renaud.Followed by certifi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1376
Extent:
1 leaf

638. Harley Ch 45 B 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 B 27
Title:
Grant by Elias d'Aubigny, Hawise, his fiancé, and Oliver and Ralph, her sons, to Newsham Abbey, of a share in Saxilby Church and land in Driholm
Scope & Content:
Grant by Elias d'Aubigny, Hawise, his fiancé, and Oliver and Ralph, her sons, to Newsham Abbey, Lincolnshire, of a third of Saxilby Church, Lincolnshire, and 20 acres of meadow in Driholm, Lincolnshire; addressed to Lincoln Cathedral Priory. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta de T[er]rcia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

639. Harley Ch 45 B 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 B 30
Title:
Grant by Isabel d'Aubigny to Master Henry of Chesham of land and tenements in Cotes
Scope & Content:
Grant by Isabel d'Aubigny (de Albiniaco) to Master Henry of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, for his homage and service, of all of her land and tenements in Cotes, Bedfordshire. In return, Henry acquits her of her debt to Aaron of York (d. 1268), a Jew. Endorsed: in a late 13th-century hand, ‘Confirma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

640. Harley Ch 45 E 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 E 33
Title:
Confirmation by Matilda de Auberville, to the monks of Boxley Abbey, of her marsh in Kent
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Matilda de Auberville, with the advice and consent of Hugh, her son, to the monks of Boxley Abbey, Kent, of all her marsh from the watermill in Sandwich to the land of Woodnesborough, Kent. Witnesses include: William, abbot of Robertsbridge (fl. 1194-1222), and Dunstan, prior of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

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