Will of Elizabeth Ayrer, widow of Sebald Neyrer of Nuremberg
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Certified copy of the will of Elizabeth Ayrer, widow of Sebald Neyrer of Nuremberg, certified by the Burgomeister and council of Nuremberg. Affixed with a very fragmentary and indistinct seal, lozenge, red. Decoration: Large initials in black with pen-flourishing.
Foundation charter of Lacock Abbey, granted by Ela, countess of Salisbury
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Grant by Ela of Salisbury (b. in or after 1190, d. 1261), countess of Salisbury, for God and for the soul of William Longspée (b. in or before 1167, d. 1226) her husband, and all their ancestors, and for William Longspée (b. c. 1212, d. 1250), her eldest son, and all her other free tenants and h...
Will of Katherine de Bassi of Tournai, wife of the late Baldwin du Bas, making arrangements for paying her debts, her burial, and her goods. Includes payments to parish priests, hostels, hospitals, the sick, her relatives and those of her husband; dated 1 May 1360. Endorsed: in a late 14th-cent...
Foundation charter of Bordesley Abbey by Empress Matilda
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Empress Matilda (b. c. 1102, d. 1167), daughter of Henry I, King of England (r. 1100-1135), founds the Cistercian abbey of Bordesley and grants it lands and rights. Witnessed by Robert, Earl of Gloucester (b. before 1100, d. 1147); Waleran, Count of Meulan (b. 1104, d. 1166); Milo, Earl of Here...
Grant by Isabella de Boville to Sir William de Ulchot and Elizabeth, her daughter, of a mill in Glosthorpe
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Grant by Isabella de Boville, widow, to Sir William de Ulchot, knight, and Elizabeth, her daughter, of a mill in Glosthorpe (Norfolk) called the Londmilne. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, 'molendinum in Glosthorp / vocatur londmilne'. Affixed with an imperfect seal, lozenge, red, with a figu...
Will of Johanna, wife of John Godfrey of South Creake
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Will of Johanna, wife of John Godfrey of South Creake, Norfolk. Joan leaves her body to be buried in the cemetery of South Creake church and makes bequests of 40d to the church’s altar, 6s 13d for repairs to the church, 1d for the church’s processions, 2 marks for church’s lights, and the rest o...
Grant by Charles VII of France of a dower for Margaret Stewart, daughter of James I of Scotland, for her proposed marriage to Louis, Charles’ son
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Grant by King Charles VII of France promising annual rents and a cash dower for Margaret Stewart, daughter of James I of Scotland, for her proposed marriage to Louis, Charles’ son and dauphin of Vienne, with a note indicating that the matter was discussed in the king’s council. Given at Poitier...
Charter of Marie de St Pol, countess of Pembroke, and four others, appointing John Shaftsbury and John Cheshunt as their attorneys
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Charter of Marie de St Pol (d. 1377), countess of Pembroke, John Knyvet, William of Wychingham, Richard of Donemowe, parson of Palgrave, and Roger of Wolferston, appointing John Shaftsbury, clerk, and John Cheshunt as their attorneys to transfer the manor of Babraham (Cambridgeshire) to Thomas C...
Indenture between Margaret of Brotherton, Countess of Norfolk, Bruisyard Abbey and Sir Robert Carbevell, concerning lands to be granted to the abbey
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Chirograph containing an indenture between Margaret of Brotherton (b. c. 1322, d. 1399), Countess of Norfolk, and Bruisyard Abbey, Suffolk, on the one hand, and Sir Robert Carbevell on the other, regarding tenements in Babraham, Sawston, and Pampisford (Cambridgeshire), held for life by Roger of...
Will of Isabella Storke, wife of William Denton, squire, of the diocese of Ely. Isabella leaves her body to be buried in the chancel of Babraham, Cambridgeshire, and she leaves to William, her husband, all her possessions and a messuage in Soper Lane, the parish of St Pancras, London. She asks t...