"EXTRACTS from the Court Rolls of the several manors belonging to the Earls of Oxford in the counties of Essex, Hertford, Huntingdon, Buckingham, Middlesex, Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk," tempp. . Hen. III. -Edw. IV.; made early in the 16th cent. Latin. Preceded (ff. 6-35) by an index of "Nomi...
"COPIES of Deeds, Charters, and other Muniments," the originals of which are stated on the title-page to have been in 1731 in the possession of James West. The deeds are forty-five in number, and relate to lands in various counties. The earliest is dated in 4 Edw. II., the latest, in 13 James I....
"AN INVENTORY Of the Earl of Sussex's goods at Easton Mauditt," co. Northampton, probably taken after the death of George Augustus Yelverton, 2nd Earl, in 1758. Paper; ff. 8. Folio. George Augustus Yelverton, 2nd Earl of Sussex: Inventory of his goods: [1758 ?]. Inventories: Goods of Lord Suss...
Vol. I. (ff. 179). 1002-1698. The first article is a translation of the will of Wulfric, the founder of Burton Abbey (cf. Thorpe, Diplom. Sax., 1865, p. 543). Among others are copies of the wills of:-(a) Lionel, Duke of Clarence (ob. 1368). f. 3;-(b) Cardinal Pole (ob. 1558). f. 23;-(c) Sir Henr...
A COLLECTION of English Wills, chiefly copies, with a few originals; 1002-1768. In two volumes, arranged in chronological order. The names of all the testators are given in the Index. The collection was originally arranged by T. Astle in three volumes, and included what are now Stowe charters 622-642. Paper. XVIth-XVIIIth centt. Large Quarto.
Vol. II. (ff. 133). 1701-1768. Included are the wills of;- (a) William [Cavendish, lst] Duke of Devonshire, dated 1707. f. 20;-(b) Sir John Holt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1708. f. 26;-(c) Hugh Fortescue, of Filleigh, co. Devon, 1714. Draft, with corrections in the hand of Sir Thomas ...
"EXTRACTS of wills from the Registers in the Prerogative Court at Doctors Commons from 1385 to 1660," compiled, with extreme neatness, by Edward Rowe Mores, F.S.A. In three volumes: Vol. i. 1385-1533; Vol. ii. 1533-1591; Vol. iii. 1592- 1660. The introduction (vol. i., f. 2) contains an account of the Prerogative Court, and of the registers there; and at the end of vol. iii. are complete indexes of names and places. Most of the wills extracted are those of inhabitants of Berkshire. Paper; ff...
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Wills: Extracts of wills at Doctors Commons, 1383-1660: 18th cent. Edward Rowe Mores, FSA: Extracts of wills compiled by: 18th cent. Province of Canterbury: Extracts from Wills in the Prerogative Court: 1385-1660.