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241. Cotton Ch II 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 6
Title:
Writ of Henry I to Roger Bigod and Ralph Passelewe ordering them to cause Bishop Herbert of Norwich to hold his land and people of Brisley as well as he did under William II
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135) to Roger Bigod (d. 1107) and Ralph Passelewe, ordering them to cause Herbert, bishop of Norwich (r. 1094-1119), to hold his land and people of Brisley (Norfolk), and his man Alwin son of Floten’, and his other men and property, just as well as he he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1100-1107
Extent:
1 leaf

242. Cotton Ch IV 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 25
Title:
Draft writ of Elizabeth I to Sir Francis Drake on the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies
Scope & Content:
Draft of a writ of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) regarding the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies in 1585. The queen is pleased with the preparations for the voyage of 11 ships, 4 barques and 80 privateers, for Drake and his men...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1585
Extent:
1 leaf

243. Cotton Ch IV 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 3
Title:
Letter of Aubrey de Vere to Robert Braybrooke, bishop of London, and the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London, asking that St Osyth's Priory appropriate Elmstead church due to losses suffered from the rising sea and an earthquake
Scope & Content:
Letter of Aubrey de Vere (later 10th earl of Oxford) to Robert Braybrooke, bishop of London (r. 1381-1404), and the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London, asking that St Osyth's Priory (Essex) appropriate Elmstead church (Essex), because of the losses of land and property it had suffered at Sou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1381-1392
Extent:
1 leaf

244. Cotton Ch IV 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 10
Title:
Petition by Thomas Stok to Henry VII for the confirmation of Richard III's letters patent to found an almshouse in Stamford
Scope & Content:
Petition by Thomas Stok to King Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509) for the confirmation of Richard III's letters patent granted to William Brown of Stamford (Lincolnshire), merchant of the Staple and husband of Margaret, Thomas' sister, to found an almshouse in Stamford. Given at Westminster, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1493
Extent:
1 leaf

245. Cotton Ch IV 43

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 43
Title:
Letter of Simon von Petkum to Philip Sidney, governor of Zeeland, offering him two Hebrew books and asking him to intercede on his behalf with Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester
Scope & Content:
Letter of Simon von Petkum (d. 1620) to Sir Philip Sidney, governor of Zeeland (1554-1586), offering him two newly-published Hebrew books, one a book of grammar by Francisco Junio, the other a book of Psalms, and asking him to intercede on his behalf with Robert Dudley, 1st earl of Leicester (15...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1585-1586
Extent:
1 leaf

246. Cotton Ch XXI 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XXI 12
Title:
Letter of Robert Orford, bishop of Ely, to Ralph Baldock, bishop of London, asking him to release Chatteris Abbey from paying tithes
Scope & Content:
Letter of Robert Orford, bishop of Ely, (r. 1302-1310), to Ralph Baldock, bishop of London (r. 1304-1313), asking him to release the abbess and nuns of Chatteris (Cambridgeshire) from paying tithes, due to the destruction of their church, houses and goods by a fierce fire which left nothing unb...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1304-1310
Extent:
1 leaf

247. Cotton Ch II 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 3
Title:
Final concord of William, son of Ralph of Wye, conveying to Rochester Cathedral Priory land in Elham
Scope & Content:
Final concord of William, son of Ralph of Wye, quitclaiming to Rochester Cathedral Priory all his land in Elham (Kent), for which the priory gives William 30 marks. Agreed in the court of the king at Westminster before Richard of Ilchester, bishop of Winchester (r. 1173-1188), Geoffrey Ridel, bi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1182
Extent:
1 leaf

248. Cotton Ch II 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 5
Title:
Writ of Henry II to the sheriff of Norfolk to allow Norwich Cathedral Priory free pasture between Bixley and Framingham
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Henry II of England (r. 1100-35) to the sheriff of Norfolk to allow Norwich Cathedral Priory free pasture between Bixley and Framingham (Norfolk). Witnesses: Thomas Becket, chancellor (1155-62). Given at Bury St Edmunds. Endorsed: 'H. primus / de pasture inter Framlingham / et Bi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1155-1162
Extent:
1 leaf

249. Cotton Ch IV 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 19
Title:
Writ from the king to the bishop of Bath and Wells ordering him to have the customers of the port of Bristol give cloth to Sir Roger Cotton
Scope & Content:
Writ from the king of England to the bishop of Bath and Wells, Keeper of the Privy Seal, ordering him to make out letters under the privy seal to the customers of the port of Bristol, ordering them to give five broadcloths of fine red for 7 nobles or 4 marks each to Sir Roger Cotton, knight of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1443-1467
Extent:
1 leaf

250. Cotton Roll II 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 23
Title:
Collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents, including the manifesto of Cade's Rebellion
Scope & Content:
A collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents from 1447-1452, mostly relating to the downfall of William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk (1396-1450), and to Cade's Rebellion, 1450. Probably compiled by a Yorkist partisan from London or with an interest in the city. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
c 1452
Extent:
1 roll

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