Grant of King Eadred (r. 946-955) to the thegn Wulfric
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King Eadred grants 12 hides (cassati) at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire – bounds of 20 hides at Bourton, 7 hides at Maugersbury, and 7 hides at Daylesford, Gloucestershire – to the thegn (miles) Wulfric; dated 949 (Sawyer, no. 550).
Grant of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester (d. 1108) to the monks of St Andrew's, Rochester
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Charter of Gundulf (b. c. 1024, d. 1108), Bishop of Rochester, establishing the gift of St Andrew's, Rochester, with the assent of Anselm (b. 1033/4, d. 1089), Archbishop of Canterbury, and granting to the monks the churches of Wolewic, Darenteford, Suthane, Wilmintune, Chisolherst, Aeilesford [...
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Alan Basset
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Grant of King John of England to Alan Basset, of the manor of Berewye [Berwick, Yorkshire], which had been escheated with the lands of Adam de Postu. Witnessed by P[eter de Rupibus], bishop of Winchester, William Briwerr, Eustace de Vescy, and others. Dated at Yarmouth, 1 June 1206.
Annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
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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...
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter
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King Æthelstan grants five hides (cassati) at Culmstock, Devon, to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter; dated 670 for 924 × 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 386). Endorsed in various hands, ‘to Culumstoce’; ‘Regis Æðelstani donatio Qulumstoc’; ‘Carta de Columstoke’.
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to Robert Corbet
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King John of England, grants a market every Wednesday at Caos [Caws, Shopshire] to Robert Corbet. Witnessed by Geoffrey, son of Peter, earl of Essex; William Mariscallus, earl of Pembroke; William Briwerr, and others. Dated by the hands of Symon [Fitz Robert], archdeacon of Wells; and John de G...
Quitclaim by Emma, once the wife of William Mustel, to Bullington Priory
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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...
John Dee, Brytanniae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570). A table of subjects in Dee's hand, belonging partly to ethics and partly to political economy (such as justice and wealth), drawn in the form of a pedigree, which he considered necessary ‘to make this Kingdome florishing, Triumphant, famous and Bl...
Charter of Robert [Sherborne], bishop of Chichester, founding the 'Bursalis' prebend in his cathedral, to be held by a Doctor or Bachelor of Divinity, of at the least by a Master of Arts, of the College of St Mary of Winchester [New College], Oxford. Witnessed by William Fleschmonger [Dean of C...
Contemporary copy of the Constitutions of the Council of Lambeth, promulgated by Boniface [of Savoy], archbishop of Canterbury. Dated 3 Ides May [13 May], anno Pont. Alex. IV. 7, anno 45 Stev. III [1261]. Witnessed by H[enry de Sandwich], bishop of London, W[alter de Cantilupe], bishop of Worce...