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61. 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

62. 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

63. 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

64. Cotton Ch IV 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 28
Title:
Rules for the brethren and sisters of St Leonard’s Hospital, York
Scope & Content:
Rules for the brethren and sisters of St Leonard’s Hospital, York, as set down by Walter of Langton, master of the hospital. Sets out the daily schedule based around the monastic hours, when the brethren and sisters should be silent, that they should not eat or drink in the town, that those who...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1294
Extent:
1 leaf

65. 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

66. 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

67. Cotton Ch IV 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 31
Title:
Indulgence by the Knights Hospitaller to William Fitz Hugh and Margery. his wife, for contributing to the construction of St Peter's Castle, Bodrum
Scope & Content:
Indulgence by Brothers John Seyville and William Hulles (d. 1433, prior of England from 1417-1433) of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, procurators of the indulgence, in accordance with a bull of Pope Alexander V (r. 1409-1410), to Sir William Fitz Hugh, knight (c. 1399-1452), and Margery, h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1414
Extent:
1 leaf

68. 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

69. Cotton Ch IV 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 33
Title:
Letter of James I to the Dean of the Arches, ordering him to let David English hold the vicarage of Stepney
Scope & Content:
Letter of King James I of England (r. 1603-1625) and VI of Scotland (r. 1567-1625) to Sir Daniel Dunne, knight and Dean of the Arches, ordering him to let David English hold the vicarage of Stepney (Middlesex), to which he had been presented by James, until English is evicted, if necessary, by o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1603
Extent:
1 leaf

70. Cotton Ch IV 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 34
Title:
Will of William Meckilfield, esquire
Scope & Content:
Will of William Meckilfield, esquire, making bequests to his wife, his brother Robert Meckilfield, his eldest son John Ulueston, several religious houses, and others, and leaving money for masses to be sung. Given at Henham (Suffolk), 7 November 1439. With a Latin addendum attached in which Me...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1439
Extent:
1 leaf