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11. Cotton Ch I 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 9
Title:
Levy on the parish of Leighton Bromswold for raising £40 towards a warship
Scope & Content:
A levy on the parish of Leighton Bromswold (Huntingdonshire), 25 December 1636, for raising £12 towards a warship of 200 tonnes. Bound together with Cotton Chs I 8 (ff. 24r-29v), I 13, and XXVI 19 (ff. 153r-v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 leaf

12. 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

13. Cotton Ch I 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 13
Title:
Assessments, accounts and related letters for the ship money collection in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
A volume of assessments for ship money for several parishes in Huntingdonshire, arranged alphabetically. Contains letters regarding the collection to and from various officials including Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, sheriff of Huntingdonshire. Bound together with Cotton Chs I 8 (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1637
Extent:
1 booklet

14. Cotton Ch I 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 14
Title:
Contributions of Huntingdonshire to repairing St Paul's Cathedral; assessment for the poor relief of Ridley parish
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: Memorandum of contributions from the inhabitants of Huntingdonshire to the repairs of St Paul's Cathedral, London, 26 April 1634. ff. 3r-v: Assessment for the poor relief for Ridley parish (Huntingdonshire), 1635. Signed by Oliver Cromwell (c 1562-1655), uncle of Oliver Cromwell, the fut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1634-1637
Extent:
1 booklet

15. Cotton Ch I 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 15
Title:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater (Somerset), widow, and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, minister, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton of Westminster (1571-1631), knight and baronet. The pair also denounce any false rumours about their past connection to Cotton. Giv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1629
Extent:
1 leaf

16. Cotton Ch I 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 16
Title:
Inventory of the goods of Sir Robert Cotton, deceased, in his Westminster house
Scope & Content:
An inventory of the goods of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), knight and baronet, deceased, in his Westminster house. The document lists the contents of each room, mostly furniture and hangings, with a total value per room. Made 20 May 1631.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1631
Extent:
1 leaf

17. Cotton Ch I 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 17
Title:
Bills, receipts and accounts for works on the house of Sir Robert Cotton and Sir Thomas Cotton at Westminster
Scope & Content:
Bills, receipts and accounts of Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet, and his son Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, for works on their house in Westminster by various carpenters, masons, painters and other craftsmen, for building materials, rent, clothes, repairs, household expen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1614-1661
Extent:
1 booklet

18. Cotton Ch II 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 1
Title:
Confirmation of Bishop Everard of Norwich to Norwich Cathedral Priory of its rights and property
Scope & Content:
Confirmation of Everard (r. 1121-1145), bishop of Norwich, to the cathedral priory of Norwich, of the chapter’s rights and property granted to them by his predecessor Herbert (r. 1094-1119), King Henry I (r. 1100-1135), Pope Paschal II (r. 1099-1118), and King Stephen (r. 1135-1154), including m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1135-1145
Extent:
1 leaf

19. Cotton Ch II 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 2
Title:
Confirmation of Henry I to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton
Scope & Content:
Confirmation of King Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135) to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton (Norfolk) with privileges there. Witnesses: Queen Matilda (1080-1118), William Bigod (d. 1120), Roger, bishop of Salisbury (1102-1139), and Ralph son of Godri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1102-1118
Extent:
1 leaf

20. 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

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