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2501. Lansdowne MS 453

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 453
Title:
Bible
Scope & Content:
This 12th-century English manuscript contains the Bible (from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Psalms) with prologues attributed to St Jerome (b. 347, d. 420) and Pelagius (b. 360, d. 418). Contents: f. 1r-2r: St Jerome, Epistula 53 ad Paulinum (Letter 53: To Paulinus). ff. 2r-4r: St Jero...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century -3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

1 volume

2502. Lansdowne Roll 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 9
Title:
Genealogical roll of Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton
Scope & Content:
This roll contains an illustrated genealogy of Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg (b. 1548/9, d. 1635), commonly known as Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton. Helena was a Swedish-born noblewoman who travelled to England in 1564 as part of the retinue of Princess Cecilia of Sweden (b. 1540, d....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 roll

2503. LFC Ch I 26

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch I 26
Title:
Quitclaim by Agnes, widow of Robert of Sandcroft, knight, to her son Robert of Sandcroft
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Agnes, widow of Robert of Sandcroft, knight, to her son Robert of Sandcroft, of all her right to the service of Robert Cholle of le Grisewe, villein of Robert of Sandcroft, and other properties held by him; given at Flixton, the day of the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr [7 July...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1301
Extent:
1 leaf

2504. LFC Ch III 8

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch III 8
Title:
Lease by Margaret, abbess of the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré outside Northampton, to William Landwath of Walda
Scope & Content:
Chirograph lease for life by Margaret [de Grey (r. 1327/8-1333/4)], abbess of the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré outside Northampton, to William Landwath of Walda, of a messuage and half a virgate of arable land; given in the abbey’s chapter, Wednesday next after the feast of St Dunstan the Bishop [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1329
Extent:
1 leaf

2505. LFC Ch III 15

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch III 15
Title:
Quitclaim by Matilda, daughter of John son of Robert of Rainburgh, to Thomas Clarel, Peter of Ousedale and Robert Clarel
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Matilda, daughter of John son of Robert of Rainburgh, to Thomas Clarel, Peter of Ousedale and Robert Clarel, of all her right in a messuage and a bovate of land in Adwick [either Adwick le Street or Adwick upon Dearne, Yorkshire], which John Walgrym had by the gift of her mother Mat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1338
Extent:
1 leaf

2506. LFC Ch IV 2

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch IV 2
Title:
Grant by Rowney Priory to William Dolphin and Ralph Tailor of Hertford, of two acres of land
Scope & Content:
Grant by Prioress Rose and the convent of Rowney [Hertfordshire] to William Dolphin and Ralph Tailor [Parimentario] of Hertford, for the repair of the priory and for their homage and service, two acres of arable land. For this grant, Dolphin and Tailor give the priory a mark of silver. The chart...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

2507. LFC Ch V 4

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch V 4
Title:
Confirmation by Margaret de Lacy, countess of Lincoln and Pembroke, widow, to John the chaplain
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Margaret de Lacy, countess of Lincoln and Pembroke, widow, to John the chaplain, for his homage and service, of all the land which he purchased from Roger son of Simon in the fee of Bradeham; dated to between 1245, when Margaret’s second husband Walter Marshal, earl of Pembroke, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1245-1247
Extent:
1 leaf

2508. LFC Ch V 5

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch V 5
Title:
Memorandum of a grant by Richard de Cormeliis and his wife Beatrice to Monmouth Priory, of the tithes of Norton
Scope & Content:
Memorandum of a grant by Richard de Cormeliis and his wife Beatrice to Monmouth Priory, of the tithes of Norton; given at Monmouth. Endorsed: in an 18th-century hand, ‘ Co: Monmouth. / Monmouth Priory'; in a 14th-century hand, ‘Carta Ric[ardi] de Cornmeliis de / Nortun’; in a 17th-century hand,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

2509. LFC Ch V 11

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch V 11
Title:
Grant by Milletencia, widow of John Canaper the baker of Harwardstock, to John Gurel and his wife Rose
Scope & Content:
Grant by Milletencia, widow of John Canaper the baker of Harwardstock [Essex], to John Gurel and his wife Rose for their service and a sum of money, a curtilage with a house built on it and that has two days’ work of land (quod continet in se duas daywerk terre) in Harwardstock; given at Harward...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1316
Extent:
1 leaf

2510. LFC Ch V 15

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch V 15
Title:
Quitclaim by Muriel, daughter of William Lolle of Murlingham, to Beatrice, prioress of Flixton, of land in Flixton
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Muriel, daughter of William Lolle of Murlingham, to Beatrice [of Ratlesden], prioress of Flixton, of 2 acres of land in Flixton, giving details of the location in the vill. Endorsed: in a 16th-century hand, ‘Mention of a [illegible] hat / [illegible] to the [illegible]-mill. and al...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1263
Extent:
1 leaf

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