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1. Add Ch 2607

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Title:
Order of Charles, Duke of Orléans, to Pierre Sauvage, his secretary, to pay for a complete set of armour
Scope & Content:
Charles, Duke of Orléans (b. 1394, d. 1465), orders Pierre Sauvage, his secretary and silversmith, to pay 83l. 7s. 6d. to Richard de Melleville, his armourer, for a complete set of steel armour for his use.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
14 Sept 1415
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 11314

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Title:
Charter of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Grandmont Abbey, 26 September 1199
Scope & Content:
Notification of King John's confirmation to Grandmont Abbey of their foundation as given by his father, King Henry II (r. 1154–1189). Witnessed by Roger de Beaumont, Bishop of St Andrews (1198–1202); William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury (d. 1226); William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel (d. 1221); H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
26 Sep 1199
Extent:

1 leaf

3. Add Ch 13293

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Title:
Certificate for the safe delivery of Margaret of Anjou to Louis XI of France
Scope & Content:
A notarial instrument certifying the safe delivery of Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), once Queen of England and daughter of René of Anjou, by Sir Thomas Montgomery (b. c. 1430, d. 1495), commissioner for Edward IV (r. 1461-1470, 1471-1483), King of England, to Louis XI (r. 1461-1483), King...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
22 Jan 1476
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Add Ch 17354

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Title:
Grant of property to Sir Thomas Pope
Scope & Content:
A charter in Latin and English from King Henry VIII of England, granting Sir Thomas Pope lands and property from dissolved religious houses, 3 June 1540. The great seal is appended: it is bronze-green, with a fair impression of Henry. It has been applied by cords of white and green floss-silk. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1540
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add Ch 33597

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Title:
Charter of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to St James-extra-Huntingdon (Hinchingbrooke Priory), 10 June 1199
Scope & Content:
Notification of King John's remission to the nunnery of St James-extra-Huntingdon (Hinchingbrooke Priory) of an annual rent of 15s. owed for 60 acres of land in a meadow before their gates outside of Huntingdon. Witnessed by William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise (d. 1224), Bishop of London (1198–1221)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
10 Jun 1199
Extent:

1 leaf

6. Add Ch 34040

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Title:
Charter of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Sawtry Abbey, 7 June 1205
Scope & Content:
Notification of King John granting to Sawtry Abbey the right to enclose for their sole use, excepting royal hunting, the woods of Sawtry, Southwic, Totenhoe and Gothil. Witnessed by Ranulf de Blundeville, earl of Chester and earl of Lincoln (d. 1232); David, earl of Huntingdon and lord of Gari...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
7 Jun 1205
Extent:

1 leaf

7. Add MS 4107

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Title:
State papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch
Scope & Content:
Collection of state papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer. Vol. II. Including transcripts of letters in the hands Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records, Tower of London (ff. 68r-77v), and transcripts of letters from the Hanover Papers (Sto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1598-1745
Extent:
1 volume.

8. Add MS 4155

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Title:
English political and diplomatic papers, 1587-1689
Scope & Content:
This is a miscellaneous collection of papers, including Elizabethan political and military matters; the parliamentary politics of the 1620s; and a number of early 17th-century diplomatic letters. There are probably some originals amongst the collection, but it is evidently mainly a collection of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1587-1740
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 4156

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1650-1658 (especially 1654-1655)
Scope & Content:
The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Scots, and Spanish
Date Range:
1650-1658
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 4157

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1655-1657
Scope & Content:
The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1655-1657
Extent:
1 volume

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