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41. Stowe Ch 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 41
Title:
Grant of King Cnut of England (r. 1016-1035) to Bishop Eadsige (d. 1050)
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants a half sulung (aratrum) at Berwick (Westenhanger), Kent, to Bishop Eadsige; dated 1035, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 974). Endorsed in the hand of the charter, ‘Boc to bereƿican ÷’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Cnuth rex dedit berewike eadsino episcopo’; and in another 12th-cen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1035
Extent:

Parchment leaf

42. Stowe Ch 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 42
Title:
Grant of Archbishop Eadsige (d. 1050) to St Augustine’s, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Archbishop Eadsige grants land near Canterbury to St Augustine’s; 1048 × 1050 (Sawyer, no. 1400). Lower portion of a bipartite chirograph, with ‘CYROGRAPHVM’ written along the upper edge. Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Eadsinus archiepiscopus dedit ad ecclesiam sancti augustini .v. acras ex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1048-1050
Extent:

Parchment leaf

43. Stowe Ch 43

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 43
Title:
Restitution of King Henry I (r. 1100–1135) to Archbishop William and the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Henry I (r. 1100–1135), King of England, restores to Archbishop William de Corbeuil (b. c. 1070, d. 1136) and the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, all the lands and privileges which they held in the time of Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) and William I (r. 1066–1087). A bilingual charter ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1123-c 1136
Extent:
1 leaf

44. Stowe Ch 44

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 44
Title:
Restitution of King Henry II (r. 1154–1189) to Archbishop Theobald and the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Henry II (r. 1154–1189), King of England, restores to Archbishop Theobald (b. c. 1090, d. 1161) and the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, all the lands and privileges which they held in the time of Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066), William I (r. 1066–1087), and Henry I (r. 1100–1135). A bil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1155
Extent:
1 leaf

45. Stowe Ch 83

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 83
Title:
Quitclaim by Margery, daughter of Elias the porter of Burton, to John of Branston and his wife Petronilla of land in Branston
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Margery, daughter of Elias the porter of Burton, once the wife of Ralph the clerk of Stapenhill [Derbyshire], to John of Branston [Staffordshire] and his wife Petronilla of a bovate of land and a croft in Branston. In return, John gave Margery 4½ marks of silver. Endorsed: in a lat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

46. Stowe Ch 158

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 158
Title:
Confirmation by Hugh, earl of Chester, of his mother Countess Matilda’s grant to Repton Priory
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Hugh (b. 1147, d. 1181), 5th Earl of Chester, of his mother Countess Matilda’s grant to Repton Priory of ten librates of land in Gransden [Huntingdonshire], for the soul of his father, Ranulf, earl of Chester, himself, and all his ancestors. Endorsed: in an 18th-century hand, ‘I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1164-1172
Extent:
1 leaf

47. Stowe Ch 159

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 159
Title:
Grant by Matilda, countess of Chester, to Repton Priory, of land in Gransden
Scope & Content:
Grant by Matilda (d. 1189), countess of Chester, with the consent of her son, Hugh, earl of Chester, to Repton Priory [Derbyshire], of all her land in Gransden, for the love of God, the souls of King Henry and his heirs, his mother the empress [Empress Matilda] her friend, the countess’s father ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1172-1189
Extent:
1 leaf

48. Stowe Ch 291

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 291
Title:
Foundation charter of Flixton Priory by Margery de Crek
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margery de Crek for the souls of her parents Geoffrey de Hanes and Sarra, her ancestors, her former husband Bartholomew de Crek, her successors, and her children, with the consent of her eldest son Robert de Crek, giving her manor house, lands, services, tenants, etc., in Flixton [Suffo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
[1258-1259]
Extent:
1 leaf

49. Stowe Ch 292

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 292
Title:
Confirmation by the bishop of Norwich of the foundation of Flixton Priory
Scope & Content:
Charter of Roger [Skerning], prior of Norwich Cathedral Priory, containing an inspeximus and confirmation by Simon Walton (r. 1257-66), bishop of Norwich, of Margaret of Crek’s grant founding Flixton Priory. The bishop confirms that the nuns will live under the Augustinian Rule, and sets down se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1260
Extent:
1 leaf

50. Stowe Ch 293

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe Ch 293
Title:
Confirmation by the bishop of Norwich of the foundation of Flixton Priory
Scope & Content:
Charter of Roger [Skerning], prior of Norwich Cathedral Priory, containing an inspeximus and confirmation by Simon Walton (r. 1257-66), bishop of Norwich, of Margaret of Crek’s grant founding Flixton Priory. The bishop confirms that the nuns will live under the Augustinian Rule, and sets down se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
[27 Dec 1261]
Extent:
1 leaf

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