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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 V 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 73
Title:
Grant by Aufrica de Connacht to Simon de Montagu of her right to the Isle of Man
Scope & Content:
Grant by Aufrica de Connacht (fl. 1293-1311), heir to the land of Mann, of all her right to Mann, to Simon de Montagu (1259?-1316), knight. Given at Bridgewater, Somerset, Thursday the vigil of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, 1305 [24 March 1306]. Endorsed: in a 14th-century hand, 'L[itter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1306
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Cotton Ch XI 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 25
Title:
Grant by Matilda de Senliz to Daventry Priory of 40s in rent for repairing the monks' frocks and cowls
Scope & Content:
Grant by Matilda de Senliz (d. 1140), daughter of Queen Matilda (d. 1131, the wife of David I, King of Scots), to Daventry Priory, Northamptonshire, for her soul and those of her parents, her husband, Robert fitz Richard, their children, parents and friends, and all the faithful departed, of 40s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1112 and 1123
Extent:
1 leaf

8. 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

9. Cotton Ch XI 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 45
Title:
Letter of Constance, daughter of Conan, duke of Brittany, to Richard Fitzneal, bishop of London, regarding Cheshunt Church
Scope & Content:
Letter of Constance, daughter of Conan, duke of Brittany, to Richard [Fitzneal, r. 1189-98], bishop of London, asking him to receive Fougères Priory [Brittany] into the rectory of Cheshunt Church [Hertfordshire]. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, 'de eccl[e]s[ie] de / cestrehunt.' Affixed with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1190-1195
Extent:
1 leaf

10. Cotton Ch XI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 71
Title:
Grant by Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England, to Robert Westende, purveyor of the queen’s coaches, of an annuity of 40s.
Scope & Content:
Anne of Bohemia (b. 1366, d. 1394), Queen of England and wife of Richard II (r. 1377-1399), grants to Robert Westende, purveyor of the Queen’s coaches, an annuity of 40s from the issues of the manor of Cosham, Wiltshire; given at Windsor, 6 May 1394 [17 Richard II]. Affixed with Anne’s red sea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1394
Extent:
1 leaf