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281. Egerton MS 3874

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3874
Title:
Detached leaf, possibly from an artist's patternbook
Scope & Content:
This manuscript comprises a single detached leaf believed to have formed part of an artist's patternbook. The recto of the leaf features two drawings, one depicting a swan wearing a crown around its neck attached to a ringed chain, the other depicting four cranes attacking a frog. The verso ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1st half of 15th century
Extent:

1 leaf

282. Harley Ch 43 B 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 B 7
Title:
Grant by Margaret, countess of Kent, to Philip Basset of property in Awlham (?) and Fordham
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret (1187x1195-1259), sister of the king of Scots, countess of Kent, to Philip Basset of all her lands, people and service which she held by gift of her husband Hubert de Burgh (c. 1170-1243), once earl of Kent, in the vills of Awlham (?) and Fordham. Date based on the deaths of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1243-1249
Extent:
1 leaf

283. Harley Ch 44 C 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 C 2
Title:
Release by Isabella, prioress of Cheshunt, to John Warren of 10s in quit rent
Scope & Content:
Release by Isabella, prioress of Cheshunt [Hertfordshire], to John Warren of 10s in quit rent from 40s annual rent from his tenement in Thames Street, St Botolph Billingsgate parish, London; given 26 December 1474. Affixed with a fragmentary seal of Isabella, lozenge, red, with the Virgin and C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1474
Extent:
1 leaf

284. Harley Ch 44 E 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 E 16
Title:
Release by Elizabeth, prioress of Hampole Priory, of 30s in rents
Scope & Content:
Release by Elizabeth, prioress of Hampole Priory [Yorkshire], of 30s from Lady Alice Broun, guardian of the lands and heir of John Fitzwilliam, once of Atwick [Yorkshire], from rents in Alnwick [Northumberland]; given the feast of St John the Evangelist [27 December] 1505. Affixed with an imper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1505
Extent:

1 leaf

285. Harley Ch 44 F 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 44 F 36
Title:
Release by Dorothy, abbess of the Poor Clares without Aldgate, to the prior of New Place Church, Surrey
Scope & Content:
Release by Dorothy, abbess of the Abbey of Poor Clares without Aldgate, to the prior of the Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas the Martyr in New Place, Surrey, of 4s rent from lands and tenements in Old Fish Street, the parish of St Nicholas Coldabbey, London; given 8 November 1524. Aff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1524
Extent:
1 leaf

286. Harley Ch 45 A 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 A 37
Title:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton
Scope & Content:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton, Wiltshire, over multiple generations, from Renaud of Ramsbury down to Walter and Margery. If Robert, Margery’s heir, has no heirs of his own, it shall revert back to the heirs of Renaud.Followed by certifi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1376
Extent:
1 leaf

287. Harley Ch 45 B 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 B 27
Title:
Grant by Elias d'Aubigny, Hawise, his fiancé, and Oliver and Ralph, her sons, to Newsham Abbey, of a share in Saxilby Church and land in Driholm
Scope & Content:
Grant by Elias d'Aubigny, Hawise, his fiancé, and Oliver and Ralph, her sons, to Newsham Abbey, Lincolnshire, of a third of Saxilby Church, Lincolnshire, and 20 acres of meadow in Driholm, Lincolnshire; addressed to Lincoln Cathedral Priory. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta de T[er]rcia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

288. Harley Ch 45 B 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 B 30
Title:
Grant by Isabel d'Aubigny to Master Henry of Chesham of land and tenements in Cotes
Scope & Content:
Grant by Isabel d'Aubigny (de Albiniaco) to Master Henry of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, for his homage and service, of all of her land and tenements in Cotes, Bedfordshire. In return, Henry acquits her of her debt to Aaron of York (d. 1268), a Jew. Endorsed: in a late 13th-century hand, ‘Confirma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

289. Harley Ch 45 E 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 E 33
Title:
Confirmation by Matilda de Auberville, to the monks of Boxley Abbey, of her marsh in Kent
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Matilda de Auberville, with the advice and consent of Hugh, her son, to the monks of Boxley Abbey, Kent, of all her marsh from the watermill in Sandwich to the land of Woodnesborough, Kent. Witnesses include: William, abbot of Robertsbridge (fl. 1194-1222), and Dunstan, prior of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

290. Harley Ch 47 H 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 47 H 37
Title:
Grant by Sibylla of Calna to Hugh de Marens of land in Burnham
Scope & Content:
Grant by Sibylla of Calna to Hugh de Marens, for his homage and service, of 14 acres of land in Burnham. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘de Walt[er]o filio Bernardi’. Affixed with an imperfect seal of Sibylla, lozenge, cream, with a full-length image of Sibylla in a long dress and cloak, he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

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