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71. Add Ch 28657

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Title:
Confirmation of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) concerning gifts made by Earl Leofric and Godgifu
Scope & Content:
King Edward confirms the gifts made by Earl Leofric and Godgifu (Godiva) to Abbot Leofwine and the brethren at Coventry minster; spurious, in English and Latin (Sawyer, no. 1098).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 12th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

72. Add Ch 28766

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Title:
Will of Isabella Russell, widow of John Churchhay of Frome
Scope & Content:
Will of Isabella Russell, widow of John Churchhay of Frome, leaving bequests to Langley Priory, Langley Chapel, Merston Church [all Somerset], her friends, relatives, and the chapel of St Katherine; dated 24 February 1361. Endorsed: in a 14th-century hand, ‘Certander’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1361
Extent:
1 leaf

73. Add Ch 33686

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Title:
Four grants to Ramsey Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar (943/4–975) confirms and grants to Ramsey Abbey privileges of land at Ramsey, Upwood with Raveley, Hemingford, Sawtry, Stukeley, Brington and Old Weston, Huntingdonshire; Hilgay and Walsoken, Norfolk; fish from Wells, Norfolk; land at Brancaster, Norfolk; at Warboys, Wistow with Ravel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

74. Add Ch 37381

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Title:
Grant by Agnes Kamlerin and Barbara Regensburgerin to Hans Schmuckhner of land in Enns, Austria, for the benefit of the sick poor
Scope & Content:
Grant by Agnes Kamlerin, burgess, of Steyer, Upper Austria, and Barbara Regensburgerin, burgess, to Hans Schmuckhner, town councillor of Enns, master of the sick poor there, of lands in Enns for the benefit of the sick poor. Given June 1559. Endorsed: in a contemporary 16th-century hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German
Date Range:
Jun 1559
Extent:
1 leaf

75. Add Ch 46402

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Title:
Grant of Berengaria of Navarre, widowed Queen of England, of rents and lands to the abbey of L’Épau
Scope & Content:
Berengaria of Navarre (b. c. 1165, d. 1230), widowed Queen of England (the widow of Richard I, r. 1189-1199), grants rents and lands to the abbey of L’Épau in Le Mans, France. The Cistercian abbey of L’Épau was founded by Berengaria in 1229. Given in 1230 before Berengaria's death in December ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1230
Extent:
1 leaf

76. Add Ch 46912

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Title:
Confirmation by Alix, countess of Eu, to Hastings Priory, of grants in the county of Eu
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Alix [d. 1246], countess of Eu, to Hastings Priory, of all their benefices and all of their tenements, woods, waters, plains, pastures and other things given to them in her county. This is followed by an extensive list of the priory’s property and their locations. In return, the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1241
Extent:
1 leaf

77. Add Ch 47517

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Title:
Grant by Hawise, countess of Gloucester, to Nuneaton Priory, of land at Pimperne
Scope & Content:
Grant by Hawise [de Beaumont, d. 1197], countess of Gloucester, for her soul and those of William, her husband [d. 1183], earl of Gloucester, her children, and all her ancestors and successors, to Nuneaton Priory [Leicestershire], of 100s of land in her manor of Pimperne [Dorset], and leaving he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1191-1197
Extent:
1 leaf

78. Add Ch 47552

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Title:
Confirmation by Petronilla, countess of Leicester, to Nuneaton Priory, of the donation made by her son Robert, earl of Leicester
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Petronilla [de Grandmesnil, d. 1212], countess of Leicester, for her soul and those of her parents, her bridegroom [sponsus] Earl Robert [de Beaumont, earl of Leicester, d. 1190], her sons and daughters, and all her ancestors, to Nuneaton Priory, of the donation of her son Robert...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1190-1204
Extent:
1 leaf

79. Add Ch 47584

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Title:
Grant by Isabel, countess of Northampton, to Nuneaton Priory, of land in Groby
Scope & Content:
Grant by Isabel [de Beaumont, d. a. 1188], countess of Northampton, for her parents’ souls and those of her brother Robert [de Beaumont, d. 1190], earl of Leicester, W. de Britollia, and her ancestors and successors, to Nuneaton Priory [Leicestershire], of a bovate of land in Groby [Leicestershi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

80. Add Ch 47615

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Title:
Grant by Amicia de Craft, to Nuneaton Priory, of a moiety of her mill in Sapcote and her body
Scope & Content:
Grant by Amicia de Craft, with the consent of William Basset her son, for her soul and those of her children, her predecessors and successors, to Nuneaton Priory [Leicestershire], of a moiety of her mill in Sapcote [Leicestershire] and her body. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Carta Amicis d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf