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101. Cotton Ch I 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 13
Title:
Assessments, accounts and related letters for the ship money collection in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
A volume of assessments for ship money for several parishes in Huntingdonshire, arranged alphabetically. Contains letters regarding the collection to and from various officials including Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, sheriff of Huntingdonshire. Bound together with Cotton Chs I 8 (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1637
Extent:
1 booklet

102. Cotton Ch I 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 14
Title:
Contributions of Huntingdonshire to repairing St Paul's Cathedral; assessment for the poor relief of Ridley parish
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: Memorandum of contributions from the inhabitants of Huntingdonshire to the repairs of St Paul's Cathedral, London, 26 April 1634. ff. 3r-v: Assessment for the poor relief for Ridley parish (Huntingdonshire), 1635. Signed by Oliver Cromwell (c 1562-1655), uncle of Oliver Cromwell, the fut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1634-1637
Extent:
1 booklet

103. Cotton Ch I 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 15
Title:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton
Scope & Content:
Acquittance of Elizabeth Parsons of Bridgewater (Somerset), widow, and Ann Parsons, wife of Thomas Campion, minister, of any debt owed to them by Sir Robert Cotton of Westminster (1571-1631), knight and baronet. The pair also denounce any false rumours about their past connection to Cotton. Giv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1629
Extent:
1 leaf

104. Cotton Ch II 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 2
Title:
Confirmation of Henry I to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton
Scope & Content:
Confirmation of King Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135) to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton (Norfolk) with privileges there. Witnesses: Queen Matilda (1080-1118), William Bigod (d. 1120), Roger, bishop of Salisbury (1102-1139), and Ralph son of Godri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1102-1118
Extent:
1 leaf

105. 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

106. Cotton Ch II 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 20
Title:
Judgement of the Court of Delegates granting William Parr, marquis of Northampton, a divorce from Anne Bourchier
Scope & Content:
Judgement of the Court of Delegates granting William Parr (1513-1571), marquis of Northampton, a divorce from Anne Bourchier, on the grounds of her adultery with Thomas Fooster, Thomas Hawkyn and unnamed others, in the years 1538-1540. Given 17 August 1547. Notarial certificate and notary mark...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1547
Extent:
1 leaf

107. Cotton Ch II 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 26
Title:
Bundle of fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II
Scope & Content:
A bundle of 48 fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II, including: f. 1: From Philip V of France. f. 2: Regarding Henry of Lancaster. f. 3: From an unidentified sender, written 22 January. f. 4: From Philip V of France concerning a marriage. f. 5: Petition to Edward II. f. 6: Regarding...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1307-1327
Extent:
1 bundle

108. Cotton Ch II 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 27
Title:
Proceedings in the Court of Delegates in the annulment of the marriage of William Sandes of Latimer and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke
Scope & Content:
Copy of the proceedings before the Court of Delegates in the annulment of the marriage of William Sandes of Latimer (Buckinghamshire), esquire, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, on grounds of compulsion. 1612-1613.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1612-1613
Extent:
1 booklet

109. 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

110. Cotton Ch III 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 12
Title:
Petition of Edward Howard and others asking for arbitration in their cases against Henry Pierrepont, marquis of Dorchester, Henry Mordaunt, earl of Peterborough, and Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, earl marshal
Scope & Content:
Petition of Edward Howard, Bernard Howard, Alex McDonnell, and Elizabeth MacDonnell asking for arbitration in their cases against Henry Pierrepont (1606-1680), 1st marquis of Dorchester, Henry Mordaunt (1621-1697), 2nd earl of Peterborough, and Thomas Howard (1627-1677), 5th duke of Norfolk, ear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1677
Extent:
1 booklet

111. Cotton Ch IV 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 3
Title:
Letter of Aubrey de Vere to Robert Braybrooke, bishop of London, and the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London, asking that St Osyth's Priory appropriate Elmstead church due to losses suffered from the rising sea and an earthquake
Scope & Content:
Letter of Aubrey de Vere (later 10th earl of Oxford) to Robert Braybrooke, bishop of London (r. 1381-1404), and the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London, asking that St Osyth's Priory (Essex) appropriate Elmstead church (Essex), because of the losses of land and property it had suffered at Sou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1381-1392
Extent:
1 leaf

112. Cotton Ch IV 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 4
Title:
Memoranda regarding a sealed bag in the treasury of Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Memorandum that a sealed canvas bag was delivered by Vincent Skinner to the treasury of Westminster Abbey, on the orders of William Cecil (1521-1598), Lord Burghley and Treasurer of England. The bag is not to be removed except by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). 6 November ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1595-1604
Extent:
1 leaf

113. 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

114. Cotton Ch IV 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 9
Title:
Receipt that Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford, has delivered valuables to the Tower of London for the coronation of Edward III
Scope & Content:
Receipt that Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford (r. 1317-1327) and Treasurer, in the presence of Walter de Norroy, baron of the Exchequer, has delivered to the Tower of London and Sir Robert Woodhouse, Keeper of the King's Wardrobe, by the hands of Orleton's clerk, Sir John of Houton, plate and va...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1327
Extent:
1 leaf

115. Cotton Ch IV 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 11
Title:
Benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester; narrative of St Aldate, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Hengist; questions to ask during a visitation
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester and their value; short narrative of St Aldate, bishop of Gloucester, discussing with Ambrosius Aurelianus, king of Britain, what to do with the captured Hengist in AD 500. Verso: Questions to ask abbots and other religious when car...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 leaf

116. Cotton Ch IV 13/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/1
Title:
Revocation by John Giffard of Boscobel of an indenture granting lands to Frances, Dorothy and Philippa Giffard, his daughters
Scope & Content:
Revocation by John Giffard of Boscobel (Shropshire), esquire, of an indenture granting to Frances, Dorothy and Philippa Giffard, his daughters, the site of the former White Ladies Priory of St Leonard, Brewood (Shropshire), and lands in Stafford, a house in Boscobel, and the farm of Necholls, To...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

117. Cotton Ch IV 13/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/2
Title:
Indenture of John Giffard granting John Cotton and Frances Giffard lands in Shropshire
Scope & Content:
Indenture of John Giffard granting John Cotton, son of Thomas Cotton of Gidding Abbots (Huntingdonshire), and Frances Giffard, Giffard's daughter and Cotton's intended wife, the site of the former White Ladies Priory of St Leonard, Brewood (Shropshire), and lands in Stafford, a house in Boscobel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

118. Cotton Ch IV 13/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/3
Title:
Draft bond of John Cotton of Gidding Abbas to John Giffard of Boscobel for £4000 for Giffard to hold lands in Shropshire
Scope & Content:
Draft bond of John Cotton of Gidding Abbas (Huntingdonshire), son of Thomas Cotton, to John Giffard of Boscobel (Shropshire), for £4000 for Giffard to hold the site of the former White Ladies Priory of St Leonard, Brewood (Shropshire), and lands in Stafford, a house in Boscobel, and the farm of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1632
Extent:
1 leaf

119. Cotton Ch IV 13/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 13/5
Title:
Bond of John Cotton, Francis Gaston and Thomas Bedingfield, with Thomas Geers, for £200
Scope & Content:
Recto: Bond of John Cotton of Gidding (Huntingdonshire), son of Thomas Cotton, Francis Gaston of Clauden (Surrey), and Thomas Bedingfield of Oxborough (Norfolk), esquires, with Thomas Geers of St Benets' parish, Paul's Wharf, London, gentleman, for £200, for payment of £102. Given 17 March 1638...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1638
Extent:
1 leaf

120. 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

121. Cotton Ch IV 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 18
Title:
Grant of privileges by King Æthelstan of England to St John’s, Beverley
Scope & Content:
Grant of privileges by King Æthelstan of England (r. 924-939) to St John’s, Beverley, in Middle English verse. Dated 925 (for 927 × 939). Spurious (Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon Charters, no. 451). Endorsed in a 16th-century hand, ‘Carta ædelstani facta sancto Iohanni beuerl’ 925 sinceroque[?]’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:
1 leaf

122. Cotton Ch IV 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 21
Title:
Grant of William de Turville to William the smith of a virgate of land in Pailton
Scope & Content:
Grant by William of Turville, lord of Pailton (Warwickshire), to William the smith of Pailton, of a virgate of land there once held by John of Elenhul, for a rent of 10s and suit of court twice a year. Witnesses: William, lord of Neuham, and others. Affixed with an indistinct seal of William d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

123. Cotton Ch IV 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 22
Title:
Complaint by Axholme Charterhouse to Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury, concerning Monks Kirby Priory
Scope & Content:
Complaint by Axholme Charterhouse (Lincolnshire) to Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury (r. 1397-1398, 1399-1414), that William Colman of Coventry, William Boseville and Robert Fox, with many others, had taken £25 12s 1d and other goods from the office of the receiver of Monks Kirby Priory...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1397-1399
Extent:
1 leaf

124. Cotton Ch IV 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 23
Title:
Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king that they have been unlawfully disinherited
Scope & Content:
Recto: Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king and his council that John of Londham, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and Robert Hovel have erased and amended a suspicious and defective brief of mort d’ancestor. The bearer of this brief, John son of Robert Pollard of Wethde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1328-1330
Extent:
1 leaf

125. Cotton Ch IV 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 24
Title:
Petition of William Warbelton to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, asking for a reward for assisting in the capture of Jack Sharp
Scope & Content:
Recto: Petition of William Warbelton, esquire, to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester (1390-1447). On the evening of Thursday 17 May, Warbelton heard that William Perkins, also known as Jack Sharp, was hiding in Oxford and so he told the Chancellor of Oxford and his commissary and the bailiff of Oxford...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1431
Extent:
1 leaf

126. Cotton Ch IV 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 25
Title:
Draft writ of Elizabeth I to Sir Francis Drake on the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies
Scope & Content:
Draft of a writ of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) regarding the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies in 1585. The queen is pleased with the preparations for the voyage of 11 ships, 4 barques and 80 privateers, for Drake and his men...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1585
Extent:
1 leaf

127. 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

128. Cotton Ch IV 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 27
Title:
Fragmentary accounts for Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Scope & Content:
Fragment of accounts for Worcestershire and Warwickshire listing the sums gathered by various collectors, mostly from rents. The text mentions John Catesby, steward of the court of the earl of Northampton, and so must date to between 1337, the title’s second creation, and 1373, when it fell int...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1337-1373
Extent:
1 leaf

129. Cotton Ch IV 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 29
Title:
Will of David Cyssell of Stamford, esquire
Scope & Content:
The will of David Cyssell of Stamford (Lincolnshire), esquire. Cyssell leaves his body to be buried in the choir of St George's church, Stamford, and makes many bequests, including money to two altars, plate, horses, sheep, furniture, land and other property to Jane, his wife, clothes, furniture...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1537
Extent:
1 leaf

130. Cotton Ch IV 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 30
Title:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle, and son of Henry IV, to Henry V of £830 5s 7d
Scope & Content:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle (1387-1421), and son of Henry IV, to King Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422) of £830 3s 7d, paid to Thomas and Margaret, his wife, by Thomas Fitzalan, 5th earl of Arundel and Treasurer (1381-1415). Given 29 November 1413. Endorsed: 'Tho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1413
Extent:
1 leaf

131. Cotton Ch IV 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 32
Title:
Writ of Henry VIII ordering the arrest of Sir Richard Herbert
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) to the commissioners of the Princess Mary Tudor in the Welsh Marches, ordering them to arrest Sir Richard Herbert (d. 1539), knight and receiver of the lordships of Montgomery, Kerry and Cedewain in South Wales, and to bring him to the Privy Coun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1525-1528
Extent:
1 leaf

132. Cotton Ch IV 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 37
Title:
List of grievances from the time of Henry VI (mislaid)
Scope & Content:
A list of grievances, possibly from Kent, from around the time of King Henry VI of England (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). This item was recorded as mislaid in 1826.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Unspecified
Date Range:
1422-1471
Extent:

1 document

133. Cotton Ch IV 38/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 38/1
Title:
Draft letter of Elizabeth I to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma, regarding the negotiations of her agents in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Draft letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma (1545-1592), regarding the negotiations of Augustin Grafigny and Bodenham, her agents in the Netherlands. Written June 1586. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48, and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1586
Extent:
1 leaf

134. Cotton Ch IV 38/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 38/2
Title:
Draft of a speech by Elizabeth I dissolving Parliament
Scope & Content:
A draft version of a speech by Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), dissolving Parliament. The text is written in the queen's hand and features numerous revisions. It is headed '1563, 5th Elizabeth [error for 1567]. A letter in Queen Elizabeth hand to the Commons in Parliament about the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1567
Extent:
1 leaf

135. Cotton Ch IV 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 41
Title:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council offering intelligence on the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of James Digges to the Privy Council, offering intelligence on the situation in the Netherlands and complaining about being maligned by his enemies. Written February 1591/2. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48 and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1592
Extent:
1 leaf

136. Cotton Ch IV 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 49
Title:
Letter of the University of Oxford to Charles I, presenting to him the revised statutes of the university
Scope & Content:
Letter of the chancellor, masters, and scholars of the University of Oxford to King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649), presenting to him a copy of the revised statutes of the university. Endorsed: 'Serenissimo potentissimoque principi / Carolo dei gratia magnae Britanniae / Franciae et Hibern...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1636
Extent:
1 leaf

137. Cotton Ch IV 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 60
Title:
Confirmation of Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, of the right of Markyate Priory to several churches
Scope & Content:
Recto: Copy of a confirmation by Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (r. 1358-1385), of the right of Markyate Priory (Bedfordshire) to Coleshill church, the chapels of La Lee (Lea Martson), Over Whitacre and Nether Whitacre, Beckenhill church, the chapels of Kington and Lyndru, and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1382
Extent:
1 leaf

138. 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

139. 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

140. Cotton Ch V 51

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 51
Title:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton to Greenfield Priory of lands in Sutton
Scope & Content:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton, with the consent of Robert Hunwin, her husband, to Greenfield Priory (Lincolnshire). Having left her body to be buried in the priory's churchyard, Emma also gives the priory an acre of meadow in Harppesike in Sutton (Lincolnshire) and a selion and a stick of arabl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

141. 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

142. Cotton Ch VI 3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 3/1
Title:
Seal of William I
Scope & Content:
Seal of King William I of England (William the Conqueror) (r. 1066-1087), imperfect and indistinct, oval, dark brown, with the king mounted. 'hoc norman...'. Reverse: The king enthroned, a sword in his right hand. '...aris eundum'. Originally attached to Cotton Ch VI 3, a 12th-century copy of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1067
Extent:
1 seal

143. Cotton Ch X 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch X 13
Title:
Annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
Scope & Content:
Annulment of the marriage of 6 January 1540 between Henry VIII (r. 1509–1547), King of England and Ireland, and Anne of Cleves (b. 1515, d. 1557), Queen of England and fourth consort of Henry VIII, issued by Thomas Cranmer (b. 1489, d. 1556), archbishop of Canterbury; dated 9 July 1540. Bearing...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
9 Jul 1540
Extent:
1 leaf

144. 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

145. Cotton Ch XII 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 4
Title:
Quitclaim by Emma, once the wife of William Mustel, to Bullington Priory
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Emma, once the wife of William Mustel of Tirigt[ona], to Bullington priory [Lincolnshire], of all the lands which William held. Endorsed: in an early 13th-century hand, ‘Confirmacio Emme relicte / W[illelmo] Mustel i[n] viduitate sua / de t[er]ris in Tirigt[ona].’ Affixed with a s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

146. 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

147. 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

148. 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

149. 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

150. Cotton Ch XII 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 49
Title:
Quitclaim by Matilda, once the wife of Robert Martel of Killingholme, to Newhouse Abbey
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Matilda, once the wife of Robert Martel of Killingholme [Lincolnshire], to Newhouse Abbey [Lincolnshire], of a bovate of land with meadow and pasture which Robert Martel granted to the abbey. Affixed with an imperfect seal, oval, green, with a figure of a man in a hat, facing left,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

151. Cotton Ch XII 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 73
Title:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, to practise medicine
Scope & Content:
Licence and protection by Elizabeth I to Peter Turner, doctor, now residing in Bath, to practise medicine throughout her realms and dominions for life, notwithstanding letters patent of Henry VIII to incorporate a College of Physicians and an act of Parliament made in the first year of the reign...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1571 and 1581
Extent:
1 leaf

152. Cotton Ch XVI 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 72
Title:
Petition of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, to her husband King Henry VI, concerning the Exchequer
Scope & Content:
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), Queen of England, makes a petition to her husband King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). The petition is to be addressed to the treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, directing them to make allowance to the collectors of customs and subsidies of Southampton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1455
Extent:
1 leaf

153. Cotton Ch XVII 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 6
Title:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence, Queen of England, to William, bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries and rents in Upwell and Outwell
Scope & Content:
Grant by Eleanor of Provence (b. c. 1223, d. 1291), Queen of England, to William [de Kilkenny] (d. 1256), bishop of Ely, of lands, fisheries, rents and other rights in Upwell and Outwell, Cambridgeshire. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘cart[a] Alionora regina [illegible] de piscares [?] et h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1255-1256
Extent:
1 leaf

154. Cotton Ch XXIII 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XXIII 2
Title:
Grant by Margaret Basset to Roger Burt, clerk, of lands and tenements that Ralph Burt held of her in Quorndon
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret Basset to Roger Burt, clerk, of custody of all the lands and tenements that Ralph Burt held of her in Quorndon [Leicestershire], and the capital messuage and its appurtenances. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Sc[r]iptum Margarete Basset'; in a 15th-century hand, ‘to / Quern...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

155. Cotton MS Appendix LVI, f 112

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVI, f 112
Title:
Leaf of a Psalter
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 112r-112v: The Book of Psalms, excerpt: Psalms 6-7, imperfect at the end. Decoration: 2 medium initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in the opposite colour; small initials in blue or red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Appendix LVI

156. Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 5–60

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 5–60
Title:
Pseudo-Augustine of Hippo, Hypomnesticon contra Pelagianos et Celestianos; Pseudo-Athanasius of Alexandria, De Processione Spiritus Sancti; Pope Paschal II, Epistolae; A record of the primacy of Canterbury, 1072; Acts of the Council of Rome, 1112
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 5r-32r: Pseudo-Augustine of Hippo, Hypomnesticon contra Pelagianos et Celestianos (Hypomnesticon Against the Pelagians and Celestinans). ff. 32r-56r: Pseudo-Athanasius of Alexandria, De Processione Spiritus Sancti (On the Procession of the Holy Spirit), extracts. ff. 56v-57r, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Appendix LVI

157. Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 61–90

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 61–90
Title:
'Aethicus Ister', Cosmographia (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 61r-90r: 'Aethicus Ister' and Pseudo-Jerome (translator), Cosmographia, imperfect at the beginning and end: the text ends with Aethicus Ister’s alphabet. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 90v: Latin notes, added in the (?) 15th century. [f. 90v is blank]. Decorat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Appendix LVI

158. Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 114–122

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVI, ff 114–122
Title:
Book of Genesis, excerpt; De Conceptione Beate Marie Virginis
Scope & Content:
This part was written by two scribes: the first scribe worked in the last quarter of the 14th century or 1st quarter of the 15th century (114r-120v); the second scribe worked in the 1st half of the 15th century (120v-122r). Contents: ff. 114r-120v: Excerpt from the Book of Genesis, excerpt (Ge...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century-1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Appendix LVI

159. Cotton MS Appendix XLV/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XLV/13
Title:
Notes of manuscripts lent by Sir Thomas Cotton
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a set of notes concerning manuscripts lent from the Cotton library by Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), broadly arranged in chronological order, and dating from 1638 to 1641, 1646 or 1647, and 1650 to 1661. The entries are frequently written in the hand of the borrow...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1637-1661
Extent:
1 volume

160. Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1
Title:
Medieval memorandum, dated 1371–72; early modern instructions for binding
Scope & Content:
This folio contains a memorandum in Anglo-Norman French, dated 1371-72. It also contains instructions for binding a manuscript, in an early modern hand, and the shelfmark 'Caligula A. 7.'
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VII

161. Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 59–120

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 59–120
Title:
Eadmer of Canterbury, Vita Sancti Wilfridi Archiepiscopi; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Vita Sancte Werburge Virginis; Lectiones in Festivitate Sancte Werburge; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Lectiones in Festivitate Beate Sexburge Regine; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Lectiones in Natale Sancte Eormenhilde; Passio Sancte Margarete Virginis; Miracula Sancte Wihtburge Virginis; Vita Beate Sexburge Regine
Scope & Content:
These folios contains various hagiographical works related to St Wilfrid, St Margaret and saints associated with Ely, by Eadmer of Canterbury, Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and others. All of these texts were copied in the 1st half of the 12th century, except for Miracula Sancte Wihtburge Virginis (T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century-Mid 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VIII

162. Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 129–209

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 129–209
Title:
Adrevald of Fleury, Aduentus et Exceptio Sancti Benedicti et Scholastice; Adrevald of Fleury, Miracula Sancti Benedicti, book I (imperfect); Thierry of Fleury (Amorbach), Translatio Corporis Sancti Benedicti, §ii; Adrevald of Fleury, Miracula Sancti Benedicti, book i (continued); Aimoin of Fleury, Miracula Sancti Benedicti; Vita Sancte Marie Magdalene; Translatio Sancte Marie Magdalene; arms of Robert Steward, prior of Ely (1522–1539), with the date 1531; Passio Sancte Katerine Virginis; Vis...
Scope & Content:
These folios contain various hagiographical texts. All of these folios were copied in the 1st half of the 12th century, apart from Translatio Sancte Marie Magdalene (Translation of St Mary Magdalene), copied in the 2nd quarter of the 12th century and the account of the vision of the monk of Eyns...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century-1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VIII

163. Cotton MS Caligula A XIV, ff 93–130

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A XIV, ff 93–130
Title:
Ælfric, Life of St Martin (imperfect); Ælfric, Life of St Thomas; Life of St Mildred (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain Old English hagiographical works copied in the mid-11th century. Contents: ff. 93r–111v, 125r–130v: Ælfric (b. 955, d. 1010), Life of St Martin (imperfect). ff. 111v–121v: Ælfric, Life of St Thomas. ff.121v–124v: Life of St Mildred (imperfect). Decoration: Initials...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd to 3rd quarter of 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A XIV

164. Cotton MS Claudius A XII, ff 3–83

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A XII, ff 3–83
Title:
Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Historia Normannorum; Marbod of Rennes, De Lapidibus
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 5r-78v: Dudo of Saint-Quentin (b. c. 965), Historia Normannorum (History of the Normans), beginning: 'Totius namque molis orbe descripto'. ff. 78v-83r: Marbod of Rennes (b. 1035, d. 1123), De Lapidibus (About Stones), beginning: 'Evax rex Arabum legitur scripsisse Neroni’. The m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton Claudius A XII

165. Cotton MS Claudius C IX, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius C IX, f 1
Title:
Notarial copy of letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558–1603), issued at Hereford Cathedral
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: Notarial copy of letters patent of Elizabeth I, queen of England (r. 1558-1603), issued at Hereford Cathedral (undated), naming among others John Maye the Elder, Leonard Bowlinge, John Cragge & John Joscelyn (d. 1603) (inverted, outer margin cropped) f. 1v: cropped notes i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius C IX

166. Cotton MS Claudius C IX, ff 204–209

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius C IX, ff 204–209
Title:
Abingdon indices, notes and letters
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 204r-209v: Indices for and notes on Abingdon’s Liber Terrarum, added in several hands, primarily that of Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1650); this section also includes two letters to Sir Simonds D’Ewes, one written by Roger Dodsworth (d. 1654), dated 16 January 1645/6 (sealed); the oth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius C IX

167. Cotton MS Claudius D III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius D III
Title:
Bede, Martyrology; bilingual Rule of St Benedict; obituary calendar of Wintney Priory
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2v: an index to the Rule of St Benedict (ff. 52r-140v), A-H, written in the hand of Robert Cotton’s librarian, Richard James (b. 1592, d. 1638), with an additional list of contents (f. 2r). f. 3r: a rejected leaf from a martyrology, written in Latin. f. 3v: Simon of Waverl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1220-1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

168. Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 169–307

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 169–307
Title:
Henry Knighton, Chronicon
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 169r-307r: Henry Knighton (d. 1396), Chronicon (Chronicle), beginning: 'Hoc opusculum post preclaros retroactorum eventuum in regno Anglie et eius confinibus luculentos cronografos'. [f. 307v is blank]. Decoration: 1 large pen-flourished initial H in blue ornamented with red (f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius E III

169. Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 308–333

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 308–333
Title:
William Rishanger, Opus Chronicorum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 308r-333r: William Rishanger (b. 1250, d. 1312), Opus Chronicorum (Chronicle Work), beginning: '[A]nno gracie millesimo ducentesimo quinquagesimo nono rex Anglorum Henricus'. [f. 333v is blank]. Decoration: Spaces for initials have been left unfilled.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius E III

170. Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 334–356

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 334–356
Title:
Tito Livio Frulovisi, Vita Henrici Quinti; Robert Grosseteste, Epistola
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 334r-355r: Tito Livio Frulovis (b. c. 1400, d. c. 1456)i, Vita Henrici Quinti (Life of Henry V), beginning: 'Cum a primis annis de parente meo suis et equalibus'. ff. 356r-356v: Robert Grosseteste (b. 1175, d. 1253), Epistola (Letter), no. 128 to Pope Innocent IV, beginning: '[D]...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius E III

171. Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, f 1
Title:
Anonymous treatise on the singing of the Psalms (fragment)
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1v: Anonymous fragment of a treatise on the singing of the Psalms (‘ad cantandos sibi psalmos’), written in the first half of the 12th century. [f. 1r is blank]. Decoration: No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII

172. Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, ff 107–165

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, ff 107–165
Title:
Helperic of Auxerre, De Computo; Collatio Compoti Romani et Arabici; Herman of Reichenau, Computus Abbreviates; computistical argumenta
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of the treatise on the computus by Helperic of Auxerre, copied in the late 11th century. To this part were added two further computistical works dated to the middle of the 12th century (ff. 143v–147v) and the 2nd half of the 12th century (ff. 148r–165v). It featur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century-2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII

173. Cotton MS Cleopatra D I, ff 83–128

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra D I, ff 83–128
Title:
Flavius Renatus Vegetius, De Re Militari
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 83r-83v: Table of contents for the 4 books of Flavius Renatus Vegetius, De Re Militari (Concerning Military Matters) followed by the table of chapters of the 1st book. ff. 83v-91v: Vegetius, De Re Militari, 1st book. ff. 92r-101r: Vegetius, De Re Militari, 2nd book, preceded by ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Cleopatra D I

174. Cotton MS Cleopatra D VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra D VII
Title:
John of Hildesheim, Historia Trium Regum; Des grantz geanz; Brut Chronicle (Short Version); Lamentation of Our Lady; four minor works by Geoffrey Chaucer
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a collection of works in Latin, Middle English and Anglo-Norman French. The core of the manuscript (ff. 80-189) dates to the middle of the 14th century, with subsequent additions up to the 3rd quarter of the 15th century. The contents include the Historia Trium Regum, a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 14th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

175. Cotton MS Domitian A II, ff 2–7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Domitian A II, ff 2–7
Title:
John Somer, Chronicle; computistical tables
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-7r: John Somer, Chronicle entitled ‘Cronica quedam brevis ffratris Iohannis Somour ordinis sancti Ffrancisci de conventu ville Briggewalter’. f. 7v: computistical tables. Decoration: Highlighting in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century-Mid 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Domitian A II

176. Cotton MS Domitian A II, ff 131–144

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Domitian A II, ff 131–144
Title:
Chronicle to AD 1292; Chronicles of the Brut
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 131r-142r: An untitled Chronicle to AD 1292, partially illegible, beginning: ‘in Vallia Iuor filius Tad’ Walad’ regnavit super Wallenses xlix annis’. ff. 142r-144r: An entitled Summary of the Brut, beginning: ‘[B]rutus entra la terre que ore est apele Engelterre’, and ending: ‘il...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 13th century-1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Domitian A II

177. Cotton MS Domitian A XII, ff 3–56

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Domitian A XII, ff 3–56
Title:
Chronicle from Brutus to AD 1335/6
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-54r: A Chronicle from Brutus to AD 1335/6. ff. 55r-56r: A table of contents for the preceding chronicle. [ff. 54v, 56v are blank]. Decoration: Medium and small initials in brown ink.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Domitian A XII

178. Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 3–12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 3–12
Title:
Letters of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the archbishop of Canterbury; petitions of the clergy of the province of Canterbury; a letter of Pope John XXII; sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ascension (macaronic), and All Saints
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-4v: Letters of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the archbishop of Canterbury. ff. 4v-6r: Petitions of the clergy of the province of Canterbury. f. 6r: A letter of Pope John XXII (r. 1316–1334). ff. 6v-12v: Sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ascension, and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Faustina A V

179. Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 103–106

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 103–106
Title:
Sermons on the Assumption of Mary and Luke 12.12 (partially macaronic)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 103r-106v: Anonymous, sermons on the Assumption of Mary and Luke 12.12; including a macaronic section on ff. 105v-106r concerning the Raising of Lazarus. Decoration: No decoration
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Faustina A V

180. Cotton MS Faustina C I, ff 94–123

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina C I, ff 94–123
Title:
The Rule of St Benedict
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 94r-123r: The Rule of St Benedict [Regula Sancti Benedicti], entitled: ‘Admonitio Sancti Benedicti Abbatis Ad Monachos’. Decoration: 1 large (6-line) arabesque green initial with penwork decoration in red and purple (f. 94r); large (3- or 4-line) arabesque initials in green, pu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton Faustina C I

181. Cotton MS Faustina F I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F I
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1558–1572)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

182. Cotton MS Faustina F II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F II
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1573–1586, 1588–1590)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

183. Cotton MS Faustina F III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F III
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1592–1603)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

184. Cotton MS Faustina F IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F IV
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1558–1572)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

185. Cotton MS Faustina F IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F IX
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1598–1603)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

186. Cotton MS Faustina F V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F V
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1573–1582)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

187. Cotton MS Faustina F VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F VI
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1589–1596)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

188. Cotton MS Faustina F VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F VII
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1597–1603)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

189. Cotton MS Faustina F VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F VIII
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (1589–1597)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

190. Cotton MS Faustina F X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Faustina F X
Title:
William Camden, Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha (fragments, including entries for the years 1573–1587, 1589–1592)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Latin; English (250v, 252r, 254r–256r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

191. Cotton MS Fragments VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments VIII
Title:
Meditationes
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains fragments from six leaves of a volume of Meditationes, written in Latin prose, which was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House Fire of 1731. Contents: ff. 1r-6v: A collection of fragments from a volume of Meditationes, written in Latin prose, containing the following...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

192. Cotton MS Fragments XIX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XIX
Title:
Theological treatise
Scope & Content:
This volume contains fragments from four leaves of an unidentified theological treatise (or treatises) in Latin prose, incorporating quotations from Biblical and exegetical works. The volume was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House Fire of 1731. Contents: ff. 1r-4v: Fragments from an uniden...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

193. Cotton MS Fragments XVI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XVI
Title:
Chronicle of English history
Scope & Content:
This volume contains fragments from two leaves of a Latin prose text, most likely a 14th-century chronicle of English history, which was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House Fire of 1731. The first four leaves of the volume contained part of a chronicle of the city of London, 1194-1316/17, at...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

194. Cotton MS Fragments XXIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXIII
Title:
John Leland, Panegyricus ad Cardinalem
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a presentation copy of the Panegyricus ad Cardinalem, a prose work written by John Leland, English poet and antiquary (b. c. 1503, d. 1552), and dedicated to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (b. 1473, d. 1530), Archbishop of York. The text features in a list of Leland's collected ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1525-1530
Extent:
1 volume

195. Cotton MS Fragments XXVIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXVIII
Title:
Journal of a voyage to the East Indies, 1611
Scope & Content:
This volume contains fragments of five leaves from a journal recording an English account of a voyage to the East Indies in 1611, which was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House Fire of 1731. The names of ships mentioned in the journal include the 'Release', the 'Darling' and the 'Peppercorn',...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

196. Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/1
Title:
Burnt fragments from Cotton MS Otho B V
Scope & Content:
These two fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Otho B V, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The manuscript contains a 14th-century copy of the Flores Historiarum (Flowers of History), written by the Englis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

2 fragments

197. Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/2
Title:
Burnt fragment from the Cotton collection
Scope & Content:
This fragment formerly belonged to an unidentified manuscript from the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Contents: Fragment 1: Language: Latin; Script: Gothic Cursive; Date: 14th century (?).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

1 fragment

198. Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/3
Title:
Burnt fragments from Cotton MS Otho B XI
Scope & Content:
These eight fragments most likely belonged to Cotton MS Otho B XI, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The manuscript contains copies of the Old English version of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:
8 fragments

199. Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/4
Title:
Burnt fragments from Cotton MS Otho D VIII
Scope & Content:
These eight fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Otho D VIII, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The composite manuscript is made up of six parts that were produced at separate times in England between the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
8 fragments

200. Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Fragments XXXII/5
Title:
Burnt fragments from Cotton MS Tiberius E I
Scope & Content:
These 12 fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Tiberius E I, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Now bound in two volumes, the manuscript contains the only surviving copy of the Sanctilogium Angliae, Walliae...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
12 fragments

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