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1. Cotton Ch IV 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 5
Title:
Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne
Scope & Content:
Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne, beginning with Ranulph de Blundeville (c. 1172-1232), Earl of Chester, Lincoln and Huntingdon, his death and burial, and the marriages of his four sisters. It then records the same for his heir, John of Scotland (c. 1207-1237), 9th earl of Huntingdon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
middle of 15th century
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch IV 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 26
Title:
Grant of Elizabeth I to George Gower of a monopoly on painting her portraits
Scope & Content:
Grant of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), to George Gower (d. 1596), his deputies or assigns, of an exclusive licence for life to make the portraits of the queen on canvas, copper, wood, stone or any other material. Given the [blank] day of [blank] in the 26th year of her reign (17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1583-1584
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Cotton Ch V 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 5
Title:
Inspection and confirmation by Petronilla of Nereford of a charter for Campsey Priory
Scope & Content:
Inspection and confirmation by Petronilla of Nereford of an inspection and confirmation by Cecily of Ufford, daughter and heir of Robert de Valoines, of a charter of William Testard of Cranford, which he made to Prioress Margery and Campsey Priory [Suffolk], with the king’s licence and at the in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1321
Extent:
1 leaf

4. Cotton Ch V 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 11
Title:
Grant by Mary, daughter of Laurence of Rouen, to Southwark Priory, of half a mark of silver each year
Scope & Content:
Grant by Mary, daughter of Laurence of Rouen, to Southwark Priory, of half a mark of silver each year from land in Bedfont [Middlesex] which her brother Robert son of Laurence held, for her soul and those of her parents, family and friends. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, 'K[ar]ta donat[ione]...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

5. 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

6. Cotton Ch XI 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 36
Title:
Chirograph between Christina of Markyate, prioress of Markyate Priory, and William of Arden of Hamton, relating to land in Deddington and Kinwalsey
Scope & Content:
Chirograph between Christina [of Markyate, c. 1096-1155x1166], prioress of Markyate Priory [Bedfordshire], and William of Arden of Hamton. The priory grants William all of its land in Deddington [Oxfordshire] and Kinwalsey [Warwickshire], which Jordan of Stlingeleia held of the priory; dated to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1145-1166
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Cotton Ch XII 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 17
Title:
Grant by Muriel, once the wife of Hugh Pumfol, to Bullington Priory, of lands and rents in Newton
Scope & Content:
Grant by Muriel, once the wife of Hugh Pumfol, to Bullington Priory [Lincolnshire], of all her lands and rents in Newton [Lincolnshire] and a toft with appurtenances, in return for a payment of 40s. Affixed with a seal of Muriel, lozenge, brown, with a fleur-de-lys, and the legend, ‘Le sel muri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

8. Cotton Ch XII 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 28
Title:
Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery, sister of Ralph of Grafton, to Richard Pecche, of land in Hunileigh
Scope & Content:
Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery, sister of Ralph of Grafton, to Richard Pecche and his heirs, of all the land which Henry of Bereford gave him in Hunileigh and which Ralph, her brother, held. Affixed with an indistinct and unidentifiable seal, oval, brown, with a lily, and fragmentary leg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

9. Cotton Ch XII 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 35
Title:
Grant by Beatrice Malherbe, widow, to Alice, her sister, of land in Stambridge
Scope & Content:
Grant by Beatrice Malherbe, widow, to Alice, her sister, of all the land which Gunnora, their mother, held of Beatrice in Stambridge [Essex], except for the marsh of Fughelnesse called Smallport. Affixed with a fragmentary seal, oval, brown, with a thistle plant in a border shaped like a herald...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

10. Cotton Ch XII 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 41
Title:
Chirograph marriage contract of John of Middleton and Isabella daughter of Roger of Thornton
Scope & Content:
Chirograph marriage contract of John of Middleton (c. 1373-1441) and Isabella, daughter of Roger of Thornton. Made between Christine (d. 1422), lady of Middleton, John of Middleton, knight, son and heir apparent of Christine, and John Fe[r]me on one part and Roger of Thornton (d. 1430), Leyn-[te...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
1421
Extent:
1 leaf