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21. Cotton Ch VIII 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 22
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to Wulfswith, ancilla dei
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants of 15 hides (mansae) at East Overton, Wiltshire, to Wulfswith, ancilla dei; dated 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 449). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘þis is Oferan tunes lan[des boc] þe Æþelstan cing gebocode Wulfswyþe on ece yrfe.’; in an 11th-century hand, ‘Ofr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
939
Extent:

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22. 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

23. Cotton Ch XVII 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVII 1
Title:
Remission of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (716–757) to Bishop Ealdwulf (727–739) and St Andrew’s church, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians, to Bishop Ealdwulf and St Andrew’s church, Rochester: remission of the toll due on one ship at London; dated 1 or 24 September 733. With confirmation by Berhtwulf, king of Mercia; dated 844 × 851 at Werburgewic (Sawyer, no. 88). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 9th century
Extent:

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24. Cotton Ch VIII 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 33
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to St Andrew’s, Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Edgar of England grants ten sulungs (mansae) at Bromley, Kent, to St Andrew’s, Rochester, in return for money paid by Bishop Ælfstan of Rochester to himself and his præfectus Wulfstan; dated 955 for (?)973 (Sawyer, no. 671). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘+ þis is þara. x. sulunga boc æ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

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25. Cotton Ch VIII 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 29
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of Wessex (d. 865) to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants eighty acres and half a village, as well as a marsh, to Bishop Wærmund of Rochester, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses; dated 860, altered to 790 (Sawyer, no. 327). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘·lxxx· æcera hoc be eastan porte ⁊ ðæs mersces. Ƿærmundes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

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26. 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

27. 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

28. Cotton Ch VIII 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 31
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Bishop Beornmod of Rochester (803×5–842×44)
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians, grants three salungs (aratra) to the south of Rochester (at Borstal, Kent) to Bishop Beornmod of Rochester, with the use of six swine-pastures in the Weald. Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘+ Borhstealles hoc’, and in a 13th-century hand, ‘Borstall’. Cenwulf Rex....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

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29. Cotton Ch XII 76

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 76
Title:
Grant of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester (d. 1047)
Scope & Content:
King Edward grants of six hides (mansae) at Hoddington, Hampshire, to Bishop Ælfwine of Winchester; dated 1046, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1013).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

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30. Cotton Ch VIII 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 4
Title:
Grant of King Cynewulf of the Saxons (d. 786) to Bica, comes and minister
Scope & Content:
King Cynewulf of the Saxons grants of 13 hides (manentes) at Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, to Bica, comes and minister; dated 778 (Sawyer, no. 264).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 8th century
Extent:

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