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231. Harley Ch 84 D 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 84 D 15
Title:
Chirograph between Biddlesden Abbey and William son of Gregory, concerning the rent of a mill and land pledged to Belasez of Oxford
Scope & Content:
Chirograph between Biddlesden Abbey (Buckinghamshire) and William son of Gregory, in which William concedes to the abbey the rent of a mill and land in his manor of Finmere (Oxfordshire), which he had pledged to Belasez of Oxford, Jew, for £32, on the condition that the abbey pay £4 annual inter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

232. Harley Ch 84 I 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 84 I 22
Title:
Quitclaim by Margery daughter of Isabel, daughter of Alulf of Merch, to Biddlesden Abbey, of land at Whitfield
Scope & Content:
Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery daughter of Isabel, daughter of Alulf of Merch, to Biddlesden Abbey (Buckinghamshire), of the donations made to the abbey by Thomas of Armentières and R. Barry of land in Whitfield (Northamptonshire), in the fee of the earl of Leicester. Endorsed: in four 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

233. Harley Ch 85 B 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 85 B 17
Title:
Grant by Lucy de Cokefield to Biddlesden Abbey of all her land in Charwelton
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Lucy de Cokefield, with the assent of Adam, her son, to Biddlesden Abbey, of all her land in Charwelton (Northamptonshire), which lands she received in the court of the king at Westminster in a case against Ralph de Cheinduit. In return, the abbey will pay her a rent of 3 marks four...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1200
Extent:
1 leaf

234. Harley Ch 86 B 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 86 B 5
Title:
Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, of 2 acres of land in Berkhamsted
Scope & Content:
Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, for his homage and service, of 2 acres of land in the manor (halimoto) of Berkhamsted. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Halimoto’. Affixed with a fine seal of Petronilla, lozenge, green, with a full-length image of a wom...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

235. Harley Ch 86 C 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 86 C 40
Title:
Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey of salt rents in Hoilande and land in Houghton
Scope & Content:
Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey, for the souls of Robert Grunwald, her husband, Pagan, her father, Adeliz de Raimes, William, her grandfather, and all her ancestors, of the salt rents and their appurtenances in Hoilande, and 1 virgate of land in Houghton. In return, Matilda and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

236. Harley Ch 112 C 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 112 C 27
Title:
Grant by Margaret de Quincy, widow, countess of Winchester, to Ulverscroft Priory
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret [de Quincy] (d. 1235), widow, countess of Winchester and sister of Robert [de Beaumont] (d. 1204), earl of Leicester, to Prior Walter of Ulverscroft Priory [Leicestershire], of all her land in Ryall [Devon] and Bishop’s Hull [Somerset]. Date based on the death of Margaret’s hu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1219-1235
Extent:
1 leaf

237. Harley Ch 112 G 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 112 G 53
Title:
Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz to Hugh Bard of a grant of land
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz, in her free power, without a man, to Hugh Bard, of all the land which Geoffrey de Lefremunt had of her ancestors in Kirketon, Walsby, Willoughby, Besthorpe, and in Birchwood [Nottinghamshire], which William the son and heir of Geoffrey gave to Hugh. Endorsed: i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

238. Harley MS 303

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 303
Title:
Patents granted to Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a series of patents granted by Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), King of England, to Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke. It was made for her after she was created Marquess of Pembroke on 1 September 1532, but before she became Queen of England in March 1533. The parchment, sil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1532-1533
Extent:

1 volume

239. Harley MS 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 436
Title:
Cartulary of Wilton Abbey
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1*r-v: a letter in the hand of George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop and antiquary, addressed to Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), recording his gift of the manuscript to Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724). f. 2*r: a note concerning the ownership of the manuscript by the Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

240. Harley MS 494

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 494
Title:
Anne Bulkeley's prayer-book
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r-v: Elevation prayer, beginning ‘I do salute the moste holy body’. ff. 2r-4r: Latin prayers on the Five Joys, beginning ‘laudo amo adoro’, based on the Liber Specialis Gratiae, I.19. ff. 4r-4*r: Latin prayers for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, beginning ‘Veni sancte spiritus’....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1532-1535
Extent:

1 volume

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