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1. LFC Ch XIV 25

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XIV 25
Title:
Chirograph of an agreement between Syon Abbey and Spalding Priory
Scope & Content:
Chirograph of an agreement between Elizabeth, prioress of Syon Abbey [Middlesex], and Thomas, prior of Spalding Priory [Lincolnshire], brokered by Margaret [Beaufort] (b. 1443, d. 1509), mother of Henry VII. Since Edward IV’s reign, Spalding owed Syon £10 a year but this went unpaid until the su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1490
Extent:
1 leaf

2. LFC Ch XI 31

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XI 31
Title:
Lease by Elizabeth I to Hugh Rabone, of a croft
Scope & Content:
After an inquisition into the property of the late Thomas Watwood, held at Wolverhampton on 7 April 1581, who died in debt to the Crown, Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603) leases to Hugh Rabone one of Watwood’s former properties, a croft without pasture called Whitmoors or Le Priors Gyrche, Staffordshir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1582
Extent:
1 leaf

3. 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

4. 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

5. LFC Ch XXV 21

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XXV 21
Title:
Grant by Albreda of Old Romney, widow, to Robertsbridge Abbey, of Dudeman’s Land in Pinhall
Scope & Content:
Grant by Albreda of Old Romney [Kent], widow, to Robertsbridge Abbey [Sussex], of all the land in Pinhall that was held by Dudeman called Dudeman’s Land, in return for sixteen marks of silver. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Albrede de ve… Rume’; in an 18th-century hand, ‘Sans Date'; in a di...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

6. LFC Ch VII 3

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch VII 3
Title:
Grant by Renaud and Ida, count and countess of Boulogne, to Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Grant by Renaud Dammartin and Ida, count and countess of Boulogne, for the honour of God, St Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, and for their souls and those of their parents, and heirs, to Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury, excusing the convent from tolls and customs at Boulo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1190-1214
Extent:
1 leaf

7. 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

8. LFC Ch XXV 20

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XXV 20
Title:
Grant by Idonia of Hurst to Robertsbridge Abbey of all her lands, villeins and rents in Broomhill
Scope & Content:
Grant by Idonia of Hurst [Sussex] to Robertsbridge Abbey [Sussex] of all her lands, villeins and rents in Broomhill [Sussex] in return for one mark of silver for Idonia and a gold talent for her son Robert. Endorsed: in a 16th-century hand, ‘Idonia de Herst / Domina de Prymhell’; in an 18th-cen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of 12th century to 1st quarter of 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

9. 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

10. LFC Ch XXI 5

Reference (shelfmark):
LFC Ch XXI 5
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (1003×5–1066) to Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury (d. 1072) and the community at Christ Church
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward granting to Archbishop Stigand and the community at Christ Church judicial and financial rights over their own men and over as many thegns as he has granted them to have; 1052 × 1066, probably 1052 (Sawyer, no. 1088). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Carta edwardi regis de...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1052-1066
Extent:

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