Charles I: Pardon to William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, thirteen bishops and members of Convocation for promulgating the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical (1640); 17 Charles I [1641-1642]. Draft, with sign manual. From Additional MS 78265.
Notification by Robert de Wateuilla to all his men, both French and English ('Franceis et Anglicis'), that he has granted to Hugh de Capella two-and-a-half virgates of land in Hempstead, co. Essex; England, early 12th century
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Latin. The witness-list specifies that certain witnesses attested on the part of Hugh ('ex parte Hugonis'). Purchased at Bloomsbury Auctions, 16 Oct. 2008, lot 11. Vellum. 82 × 175mm. Remains of a seal tied on to the tongue.
A deed of grant of annuity by Edward, Duke of Kent to Thomas Chappell; 17 Sept. 1814.
Scope & Content:
Edward Augustus Kent, Duke of; son of George III: Thomas Chappell, of Grosvenor Square, London: Deed of grant of annuity to Thomas Chappell by Edward, Duke of Kent: 1814.
Letter of Sir Edward Clere to Sir Drew Drury of Bassingbourn
Scope & Content:
Letter of Sir Edward Clere to Sir Drew Drury of Bassingbourn (Cambridgeshire), concerning the purchase of land, 24 February 1585/6. Endorsed "To the Right worshippfull Sir Drew Drury knight and mye good cosin and frende Bassingborn Gawdye esquier and to everye of them".
Institution by Bishop Robert Wright of Coventry and Lichfield, 18 January 1638/9
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Institution by Bishop Robert Wright of Coventry and Lichfield (1632-1643) to Theophilus Hawford, 18 January 1638/9. Sealed in red wax on a tag, imperfect, depicting a bishop within an arch and holding a crozier, and with the legend IGILLVM ROBERTVM WRIGHT EPISCOPI COVEN' ET .
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1639
Extent:
1 parchment single-sheet document, with a wax seal
Notarial copy of the negotiations for the marriage of Prince Edward of England (the future King Edward II) and Philippa, daughter of Count Guy of Flanders, 31 October 1299
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Peteghem Castle, Flanders: 31 October 1299 In 1294, negotiations began for the marriage of Prince Edward of England and Philippa, daughter of Count Guy of Flanders. Agreement was reached in 1297, by which time Philippa had been taken into French custody. The Anglo-Flemish marriage agreement was...
Guernsey, 3 May 1507. Signed by the notaries Johannes Nicolle and Philippus Asselme. Le Précepte d'Assise is one of the most important documents for the medieval history of Guernsey. It acts as a “constitution”, designed to end disputes between the English monarchy and the local population, set...
Notification of the confirmation by King Henry II of England (1154-1189) to Kirkstead Abbey of the monks' buildings and of 120 acres of land in Wildmore Fen (Lincolnshire), Woodstock, December 1175 x 1179
Inspeximus by Henry III of a grant of Aethelred the Unready to Wherwell Abbey
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Inspection and confirmation by King Henry III of England (r. 1216-1272) of a charter of King Aethelred the Unready (r. 978-1016) for Abbess Heanflaed and Wherwell Abbey (Hampshire), issued before 23 April 1002; given at Westminster, 26 October 1260. The preamble states that the original is now...
