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131. Cotton Ch IV 13/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/4
Title:
Acknowledgement by John Giffard of Boscobel of a debt of £1000 he owes to John Cotton
Scope & Content:
Acknowledgement by John Giffard of Boscobel (Shropshire) in the Court of Chancery of a debt of £1000 he owes to John Cotton, son of Thomas Cotton. Signatures of Richard Moore, chancery master, dated 29 June, and of John Giffard. Given at Westminster, 20 June 1632.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

132. Cotton Roll II 25/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/4
Title:
Summary of the Star Chamber case against Sir Thomas Cotton concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Summary of the case against Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture, with Cotton's response.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

133. Cotton Ch VI 3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 3/1
Title:
Seal of William I
Scope & Content:
Seal of King William I of England (William the Conqueror) (r. 1066-1087), imperfect and indistinct, oval, dark brown, with the king mounted. 'hoc norman...'. Reverse: The king enthroned, a sword in his right hand. '...aris eundum'. Originally attached to Cotton Ch VI 3, a 12th-century copy of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1067
Extent:
1 seal

134. Cotton Ch V 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 11
Title:
Grant by Mary, daughter of Laurence of Rouen, to Southwark Priory, of half a mark of silver each year
Scope & Content:
Grant by Mary, daughter of Laurence of Rouen, to Southwark Priory, of half a mark of silver each year from land in Bedfont [Middlesex] which her brother Robert son of Laurence held, for her soul and those of her parents, family and friends. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, 'K[ar]ta donat[ione]...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

135. Cotton Ch XVII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 6
Title:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence, Queen of England, to William, bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries and rents in Upwell and Outwell
Scope & Content:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence (b. c. 1223, d. 1291), Queen of England, to William [de Kilkenny] (d. 1256), bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries, rents and other rights in Upwell and Outwell, Cambridgeshire. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘cart[a] Alionora regina [illegible] de piscares [?] et h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1255-1256
Extent:
1 leaf

136. Cotton Roll II 25/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/3
Title:
Draft summary of the Star Chamber case against Sir Thomas Cotton concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft summary of the case against Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture, with Cotton's response.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

137. Cotton Ch IV 13/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/1
Title:
Revocation by John Giffard of Boscobel of an indenture granting lands to Frances, Dorothy and Philippa Giffard, his daughters
Scope & Content:
Revocation by John Giffard of Boscobel (Shropshire), esquire, of an indenture granting to Frances, Dorothy and Philippa Giffard, his daughters, the site of the former White Ladies Priory of St Leonard, Brewood (Shropshire), and lands in Stafford, a house in Boscobel, and the farm of Necholls, To...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

138. Cotton Ch XI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 71
Title:
Grant by Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England, to Robert Westende, purveyor of the queen’s coaches, of an annuity of 40s.
Scope & Content:
Anne of Bohemia (b. 1366, d. 1394), Queen of England and wife of Richard II (r. 1377-1399), grants to Robert Westende, purveyor of the Queen’s coaches, an annuity of 40s from the issues of the manor of Cosham, Wiltshire; given at Windsor, 6 May 1394 [17 Richard II]. Affixed with Anne’s red sea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1394
Extent:
1 leaf

139. Cotton Ch VIII 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 16
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfgar, minister;Will of Wulfgar
Scope & Content:
Two originally separate parchment leaves, the second labelled ‘Cott. Ch. viii. 16. b.’ (a) King Æthelstan grants nine hides (cassatae) at Ham, Wiltshire, to Wulfgar, minister; dated 12 November 931, Lifton, Devon, in Latin with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 416). Endorsed in a contemporary hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
931-939
Extent:

Parchment leaves

140. Cotton Ch I 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 12
Title:
Inventory of Kellie Castle
Scope & Content:
Inventory of furniture, hangings, pewter, brass and other valuables in Kellie Castle (Fife), belonging to Thomas Erskine (1566-1639), 1st Earl of Kellie, handed over by Archibald Dummond to Alexander Erskine (d. 1633), Viscount Fenton. 9 September 1625.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1625
Extent:
1 booklet

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