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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton Ch Name Langdon, John, Bishop of Rochester, previously Subprior of Christ Church, Canterbury; died in 1434 Level [40] File

1. Cotton Ch IV 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 24
Title:
Petition of William Warbelton to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, asking for a reward for assisting in the capture of Jack Sharp
Scope & Content:
Recto: Petition of William Warbelton, esquire, to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester (1390-1447). On the evening of Thursday 17 May, Warbelton heard that William Perkins, also known as Jack Sharp, was hiding in Oxford and so he told the Chancellor of Oxford and his commissary and the bailiff of Oxford...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1431
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch IV 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 53
Title:
Confirmation of Bishop John Low of Rochester of the grant of Kidbrooke church to Southwark Priory
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by John Low, bishop of Rochester (r. 1444-6147), of a grant by John Langdon, bishop of Rochester (r. 1421-1434), to the priory of St Mary Overy, Southwark, of the parish church of Kidbrooke (Kent). Given at the new bishop's palace in Rochester, 27 March 1459. With a ratification b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1459
Extent:
1 leaf