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101. Cotton Ch V 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 21
Title:
Chirograph between William of Willoughby and Philip le Despenser and others, agreeing that William shall give Margaret, his sister, a dowry if their father's goods are insufficient
Scope & Content:
Chirograph between William of Willoughby, knight, son of Robert of Willoughby, knight, and Philip le Despenser, knight, Eudo la Zouche, Thomas la Ware, clerks, Henry Malbys, parson of Willoughby church, William of Scrayfield, parson of Braytoft, and William Mitchell of Friskenay, agreeing that W...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1396
Extent:
1 leaf

102. Cotton Ch V 51

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 51
Title:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton to Greenfield Priory of lands in Sutton
Scope & Content:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton, with the consent of Robert Hunwin, her husband, to Greenfield Priory (Lincolnshire). Having left her body to be buried in the priory's churchyard, Emma also gives the priory an acre of meadow in Harppesike in Sutton (Lincolnshire) and a selion and a stick of arabl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

103. Cotton Ch V 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 66
Title:
Grant by Margaret de Redvers, widow, to Halesowen Abbey, of the advowson of Harbourne Church
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret de Redvers, widow, daughter of Warin, son and heir of Cor’ [Conrad?], to Halesowen Abbey [Worcestershire], of the advowson of Harbourne Church [Staffordshire]. Affixed with an imperfect seal of Margaret, lozenge, green, with a cinquefoil at the top, a crescent below, and then ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

104. Cotton Ch V 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 73
Title:
Grant by Aufrica de Connacht to Simon de Montagu of her right to the Isle of Man
Scope & Content:
Grant by Aufrica de Connacht (fl. 1293-1311), heir to the land of Mann, of all her right to Mann, to Simon de Montagu (1259?-1316), knight. Given at Bridgewater, Somerset, Thursday the vigil of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, 1305 [24 March 1306]. Endorsed: in a 14th-century hand, 'L[itter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1306
Extent:
1 leaf

105. Cotton Ch VI 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 2
Title:
‘First Charter’ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms to Westminster Abbey its privileges and lands, comprising (a) 17.5 hides at Westminster, 20 at Hendon, 5 at Hampstead, 12 hides and 1 uirga at Greenford, 8 hides at Hanwell, 8 at Shepperton, 7 at Sunbury, Middlesex; 10 at Aldenham, 4 hides and 1 uirga at Datchworth, 4.5 hide...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

106. Cotton Ch VI 3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 3/1
Title:
Seal of William I
Scope & Content:
Seal of King William I of England (William the Conqueror) (r. 1066-1087), imperfect and indistinct, oval, dark brown, with the king mounted. 'hoc norman...'. Reverse: The king enthroned, a sword in his right hand. '...aris eundum'. Originally attached to Cotton Ch VI 3, a 12th-century copy of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1067
Extent:
1 seal

107. Cotton Ch VI 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 4
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of the West Saxons (d. 865) to Bishop Deora of Rochester (765×72–781×85)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants land near Rochester to Bishop Deora of Rochester; dated 761, altered to 781, spurious (Sawyer, no. 266). Endorsed in a 15th-century hand, ‘Ethelbertus de redditu Roffensi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 9th century
Extent:

1 leaf

108. Cotton Ch VII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 6
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) for Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that the monks of Westminster Abbey are to have the land at Chalkhill, Middlesex, given by Thurstan, his housecarl; 1044 × 1051 (Sawyer, no. 1121). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Ceakhylle’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

109. Cotton Ch VII 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 13
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that he has given to Westminster Abbey, Windsor, Berkshire, and Staines, Middlesex; 1042 × 1066 (Sawyer, no. 1141). Endorsed in a ?12th-century hand, illegible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

110. Cotton Ch VII 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 15
Title:
Agreement between Robert Bruce and Florence, count of Holland
Scope & Content:
Convention between Florence [V], count of Holland, and Sir Robert de Bruce, lord of Annandale, whereby they agree to defend their right to the crown of Scotland against all other claimants, and that whichever succeeded in establishing his claim should allow the other a third part of all lands, i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14 Jun 1292
Extent:

1 leaf

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