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161. Cotton Ch XII 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 76
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of six hides (mansae) at Hoddington, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1046, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1013).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

162. Cotton Ch XIII 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XIII 39
Title:
John Dee, Brytanniae Reipublicae Synopsis
Scope & Content:
John Dee, Brytanniae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570). A table of subjects in Dee's hand, belonging partly to ethics and partly to political economy (such as justice and wealth), drawn in the form of a pedigree, which he considered necessary ‘to make this Kingdome florishing, Triumphant, famous and Bl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1570
Extent:

Paper leaf

163. Cotton Ch XIV 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XIV 1
Title:
Genealogical roll of John Dee
Scope & Content:
Genealogical roll of the descent of John Dee of London, philosopher, from the British kings, showing his kinship with the Tudor monarchs. With coats of arms and comments in several hands, one of which is Dee's. Imperfect at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 16th century
Extent:
One roll

164. Cotton Ch XV 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XV 21
Title:
Grant of Malcolm IV, king of Scots (d. 1165), to Warden Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Malcolm grants Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, to Warden Abbey.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1157-1159
Extent:

Parchment leaf

165. Cotton Ch XV 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XV 30
Title:
Charter of Robert Sherborne, bishop of Chichester
Scope & Content:
Charter of Robert [Sherborne], bishop of Chichester, founding the 'Bursalis' prebend in his cathedral, to be held by a Doctor or Bachelor of Divinity, of at the least by a Master of Arts, of the College of St Mary of Winchester [New College], Oxford. Witnessed by William Fleschmonger [Dean of C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1526-1535
Extent:

1 leaf

166. Cotton Ch XVI 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 29
Title:
Constitutions of the Council of Lambeth
Scope & Content:
Contemporary copy of the Constitutions of the Council of Lambeth, promulgated by Boniface [of Savoy], archbishop of Canterbury. Dated 3 Ides May [13 May], anno Pont. Alex. IV. 7, anno 45 Stev. III [1261]. Witnessed by H[enry de Sandwich], bishop of London, W[alter de Cantilupe], bishop of Worce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13 May 1261
Extent:

1 leaf

167. Cotton Ch XVI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 71
Title:
Settlement of the dispute between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by King Henry VI (r. 1422–61, 1470–71)
Scope & Content:
Henry VI, king of England, specifies the terms of the peace settlement between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, to take effect within two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1458
Extent:

Parchment leaf

168. Cotton Ch XVI 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 72
Title:
Petition of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, to her husband King Henry VI, concerning the Exchequer
Scope & Content:
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), Queen of England, makes a petition to her husband King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). The petition is to be addressed to the treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, directing them to make allowance to the collectors of customs and subsidies of Southampton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1455
Extent:
1 leaf

169. Cotton Ch XVII 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 1
Title:
Remission of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (716–757) to Bishop Ealdwulf (727–739) and St Andrew’s church, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians, to Bishop Ealdwulf and St Andrew’s church, Rochester: remission of the toll due on one ship at London; dated 1 or 24 September 733. With confirmation by Berhtwulf, king of Mercia; dated 844 × 851 at Werburgewic (Sawyer, no. 88). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

170. Cotton Ch XVII 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 5
Title:
Incomplete forgery of a charter of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066)
Scope & Content:
Blank diploma with an attached seal of King Edward the Confessor (spurious).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
11th century-12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

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