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91. Cotton Ch IV 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 26
Title:
Grant of Elizabeth I to George Gower of a monopoly on painting her portraits
Scope & Content:
Grant of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to George Gower (d. 1596), his deputies or assigns, of an exclusive licence for life to make the portraits of the queen on canvas, copper, wood, stone or any other material. Given the [blank] day of [blank] in the 26th year of her reign (17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1583-1584
Extent:
1 leaf

92. 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

93. Cotton Ch IV 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 29
Title:
Will of David Cyssell of Stamford, esquire
Scope & Content:
The will of David Cyssell of Stamford (Lincolnshire), esquire. Cyssell leaves his body to be buried in the choir of St George's church, Stamford, and makes many bequests, including money to two altars, plate, horses, sheep, furniture, land and other property to Jane, his wife, clothes, furniture...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1537
Extent:
1 leaf

94. 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

95. 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

96. Cotton Ch IV 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 37
Title:
List of grievances from the time of Henry VI (mislaid)
Scope & Content:
A list of grievances, possibly from Kent, from around the time of King Henry VI of England (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). This item was recorded as mislaid in 1826.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Unspecified
Date Range:
1422-1471
Extent:

1 document

97. Cotton Ch IV 38/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 38/1
Title:
Draft letter of Elizabeth I to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma, regarding the negotiations of her agents in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Draft letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma (1545-1592), regarding the negotiations of Augustin Grafigny and Bodenham, her agents in the Netherlands. Written June 1586. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48, and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1586
Extent:
1 leaf

98. Cotton Ch IV 38/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 38/2
Title:
Draft of a speech by Elizabeth I dissolving Parliament
Scope & Content:
A draft version of a speech by Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), dissolving Parliament. The text is written in the queen's hand and features numerous revisions. It is headed '1563, 5th Elizabeth [error for 1567]. A letter in Queen Elizabeth hand to the Commons in Parliament about the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1567
Extent:
1 leaf

99. Cotton Ch IV 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 41
Title:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council offering intelligence on the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council, offering intelligence on the situation in the Netherlands and complaining about being maligned by his enemies. Written February 1591/2. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48 and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1592
Extent:
1 leaf

100. 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

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