Fragments containing portions of an otherwise unknown Gospel (P. Lond. Christ. 1, P. Egerton 2). P. Köln VI 255 is from the same codex and follows on from fragment 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Mid 2nd century
Extent:
Fragments of three leaves of a codex, mounted in glass.
Roll of expenses of John Harecourt, receiver in Staffordshire of Anne Neville, duchess of Buckingham
Scope & Content:
A roll of expenses sent to Anne [Neville, d. 1480], duchess of Buckingham, countess of Hereford, Northampton and Stafford, incurred by John Harecourt, esquire, her receiver in Staffordshire, covering several years down to Michaelmas 1447. The expenses relate to travel costs, rent for property he...
Inventory of the possessions of Alice Smythe, widow of Thomas Smythe of London
Scope & Content:
Inventory of the possessions of Alice Smythe (née Judde), widow of Thomas Smythe (1522-1591) of London. Seen, valued and appraised on 30 June 1593 by Richard Rogers, goldsmith, Richard Osborne, draper, William Greenway, merchant tailor, and Hugh Sherriot, merchant tailor, citizens of London, app...
Inventory of the possessions of Alice Smythe, widow of Thomas Smythe of London
Scope & Content:
Inventory of the possessions of Alice Smythe (née Judde), widow of Thomas Smythe (1522-91) of London. Seen, valued and appraised on 30 June 1593 by Richard Rogers, goldsmith, Richard Osborne, draper, William Greenway, merchant tailor, and Hugh Sherriot, merchant tailor, citizens of London, appoi...
Grant by Margaret, countess of Kent, to Philip Basset of property in Awlham (?) and Fordham
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Grant by Margaret (1187x1195-1259), sister of the king of Scots, countess of Kent, to Philip Basset of all her lands, people and service which she held by gift of her husband Hubert de Burgh (c. 1170-1243), once earl of Kent, in the vills of Awlham (?) and Fordham. Date based on the deaths of ...
Confirmation of King Edward of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924) for Bishop Frithestan of Winchester
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King Edward confirms the grant of Chilcomb, Hampshire, to Bishop Frithestan of Winchester, in return for the bishop’s confirmation to the king of leases for one hundred hides at Downton, Wiltshire, and seventy hides at Beddington, Surrey (with a note that Nursling and Chilbolton, Hampshire, shal...
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Coenwulf, his faithful man
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King Edgar grants four hides (mansae) at Withiel Florey, Somerset, to Coenwulf, his faithful man; dated 961, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 961). Endorsed by the main scribe, ‘þis is þæra feoƿer hyda land boc æt ƿiþiglea þe eadgar cing hæfð gebocod cenulfe’, another hand adding ‘on ece yrfe.’...
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Æthelflæd, matrona
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King Edgar grants seven hides (mansae) at Chelsworth, Suffolk, to Æthelflæd, matrona; dated 962 (Sawyer, no. 703). Endorsed in an early 12th-century hand, ‘Carta ædgari regis de cherlesworde cuidam æffleade’, continued in a 13th-century hand, ‘que per istam et per propriam cartam reddidit maner...
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Ælfgifu, his kinswoman
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King Edgar grants of ten hides (cassatae) at Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, to Ælfgifu, his kinswoman; dated 966, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 738). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘+ Þis is ðara ·X· hida land boc æt niƿanham þe eadgar cyning gebocode aelfgife his magan on ece yrfe’; and in ...
King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester (d. 984)
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King Edgar grants of three hides (mansae) at Madeley, Staffordshire, to Bishop Æthelwold; dated 975, probably for 974 (Sawyer, no. 801). Endorsed by the main scribe, ‘+ Þis is þara ·iii· hida boc þe eadgar cing gebocode aþelƿolde bisceope on ece yrfe æt madan liege : ⁊’; in a 12th-century hand,...