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141. Cotton Ch I 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 12
Title:
Inventory of Kellie Castle
Scope & Content:
Inventory of furniture, hangings, pewter, brass and other valuables in Kellie Castle (Fife), belonging to Thomas Erskine (1566-1639), 1st Earl of Kellie, handed over by Archibald Dummond to Alexander Erskine (d. 1633), Viscount Fenton. 9 September 1625.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1625
Extent:
1 booklet

142. Cotton Roll II 25/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/2
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture. With corrections and marginal notes in another hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

143. Cotton Roll II 25/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/5
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

144. Cotton Roll II 25/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 25/6
Title:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton in the Star Chamber case against him concerning the enclosure of land
Scope & Content:
Draft response of Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, in the case against him in the Star Chamber concerning the illegal enclosure of common land in the manor of Conington (Huntingdonshire), turning arable land into pasture. With corrections and marginal notes in another hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 roll

145. Cotton Ch I 3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 3/3
Title:
Confession of John Stephenson, accused of defamation by Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
Confession of John Stephenson of St Margaret's Parish, Westminster, who has been summoned in a case of defamation by Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631), 1st baronet, knight. Stephenson confesses that in August or September 1630, he falsely accused Cotton of attempting to have carnal knowledge of Mar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630
Extent:
1 leaf

146. Cotton Ch II 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 10
Title:
Seal of Richard III (mislaid)
Scope & Content:
A fair seal of Richard III, king of England (r. 1483-1485). This item has been mislaid since 1826.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1483-1485
Extent:
1 seal

147. Cotton Ch IV 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 17
Title:
Execution speech of Edward Seymour
Scope & Content:
This single leaf contains an account of the speech given by Edward Seymour (b. 1500, d. 1552), 1st Duke of Somerset, on 22 January 1552, on the scaffold at Tower Hill, awaiting execution on a charge of felony (or 'seeking a change of government'). The brief account records the text of the speech...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 leaf

148. Cotton Ch III 7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 7/7
Title:
Collection of papers relating to the case of Edmund Prideaux, attorney general, against William Walrond and others, concerning the lands of William Riplingham in Great Harborough
Scope & Content:
Collection of papers, court orders legal bills, and letters to Sir Thomas Cotton from Lawrence Cotton and Jonathan Waller, relating to the case of Edmund Prideaux, attorney general, against William Walrond, Samuel Pearce and Thomas Armeston, concerning the lands of William Riplingham, deceased, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1651-1657
Extent:
1 booklet

149. Cotton Ch IV 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 42
Title:
List of captains in the garrison of Bergen op Zoom
Scope & Content:
List of the captains in the garrison of Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands) on 20 September 1622 and the number of their troops. Endorsed: Note on the siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1622. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43 and IV 45-48.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1622
Extent:
1 leaf

150. Cotton Roll I 2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 2/8
Title:
Witness testimonies relating to the collection of rents in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
Witness testimonies relating to the collection and payment of rents from lands in Huntingdonshire. The plaintiffs in this case were William Williams, Robert Michell, Walter Marks, Robert Marsh, Edward Ditchfield, John Highlord, Humphrey Clarke and Francis Moss. The defendants were Sir Robert Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1631
Extent:
1 roll

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