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601. Cotton Ch XII 63

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 63
Title:
Grant by Elizabeth I to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, appointing him her representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies
Scope & Content:
Grant by Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley (b. 1520, d. 1598), Lord High Treasurer, KG, appointing him her lieutenant and representative in the Order of the Garter’s ceremonies that year on 22, 23 and 24 April, the day before, the day of, and the day a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1592
Extent:
1 leaf

602. Cotton Ch XII 64

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 64
Title:
Grant by Elizabeth I to Nicholas Narbon, appointing him Ulster King of Arms; grant by Nicholas Narbon appointing Francis Candell as his deputy
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I to Nicholas Narbon, esquire, Ulster King of Arms, chief herald in her realm of Ireland, setting out his power and authority and those of his deputies. Witnessed by Arthur Grey KG, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, Lord Deputy of Ireland. Given at Dublin, 12 S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1581-1586
Extent:
1 document

603. Cotton Ch XII 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 69
Title:
Bond of Elizabeth I pledging to repay a debt to Horatio Palavicino
Scope & Content:
Bond of Elizabeth I pledging to repay Horatio Palavicino (b. c. 1540, d. 1600) of Genoa, and now residing in England, a debt of £33374 4s 4d by 31 December 1585, and granting him safe conduct through her realms and dominions. Given at Greenwich Palace, 27 May 1583.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1583
Extent:
1 leaf

604. Cotton Ch XII 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 73
Title:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, to practise medicine
Scope & Content:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, now residing in Bath, to practise medicine throughout her realms and dominions for life, notwithstanding letters patent of Henry VIII to incorporate a College of Physicians and an act of Parliament made in the first year of the reign...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1571 and 1581
Extent:
1 leaf

605. Cotton Ch XII 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 76
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of six hides (mansae) at Hoddington, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1046, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1013).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

606. Cotton Ch XVI 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 72
Title:
Petition of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, to her husband King Henry VI, concerning the Exchequer
Scope & Content:
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), Queen of England, makes a petition to her husband King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). The petition is to be addressed to the treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, directing them to make allowance to the collectors of customs and subsidies of Southampton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1455
Extent:
1 leaf

607. Cotton Ch XVII 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 1
Title:
Remission of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (716–757) to Bishop Ealdwulf (727–739) and St Andrew’s church, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians, to Bishop Ealdwulf and St Andrew’s church, Rochester: remission of the toll due on one ship at London; dated 1 or 24 September 733. With confirmation by Berhtwulf, king of Mercia; dated 844 × 851 at Werburgewic (Sawyer, no. 88). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

608. Cotton Ch XVII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 6
Title:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence, Queen of England, to William, bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries and rents in Upwell and Outwell
Scope & Content:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence (b. c. 1223, d. 1291), Queen of England, to William [de Kilkenny] (d. 1256), bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries, rents and other rights in Upwell and Outwell, Cambridgeshire. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘cart[a] Alionora regina [illegible] de piscares [?] et h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1255-1256
Extent:
1 leaf

609. Cotton Ch XVII 23a

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 23a
Title:
Instructions by Elizabeth I to her household officials to pay a salary to Katherine Paston and Jane Brussels, her chamberers
Scope & Content:
Instructions by Queen Elizabeth I for her cofferer, clerk of the green cloth, and comptroller to pay Katherine Paston and Jane Brussels, her chamberers, an annual salary of £20. Given at Windsor Castle, (blank day) of December 1575. Endorsed: in a 17th-century hand, ‘Warrant for wages for Mres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1575
Extent:
1 leaf

610. Cotton Ch XVIII 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVIII 28
Title:
Chirograph between the prior of St Andrews and Haddington Priory, regarding the tithes of Helstanford and other places
Scope & Content:
Chirograph between J. [John White, r. 1236-58], prior of St Andrews, the convent of the same, and the Cistercian nuns of Haddington Priory, regarding the tithes of Helstanford, Drem, Haddington, Stefinston. Given at Lothian, before the whole chapter of that place. Endorsed: in the same hand, ‘C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
5 Aug 1245
Extent:

1 leaf

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