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91. 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:

Parchment leaf

92. Cotton Ch XII 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 49
Title:
Quitclaim by Matilda, once the wife of Robert Martel of Killingholme, to Newhouse Abbey
Scope & Content:
Quitclaim by Matilda, once the wife of Robert Martel of Killingholme [Lincolnshire], to Newhouse Abbey [Lincolnshire], of a bovate of land with meadow and pasture which Robert Martel granted to the abbey. Affixed with an imperfect seal, oval, green, with a figure of a man in a hat, facing left,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

93. Cotton Ch XII 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 69
Title:
Bond of Elizabeth I pledging to repay a debt to Horatio Palavicino
Scope & Content:
Bond of Elizabeth I pledging to repay Horatio Palavicino (b. c. 1540, d. 1600) of Genoa, and now residing in England, a debt of £33374 4s 4d by 31 December 1585, and granting him safe conduct through her realms and dominions. Given at Greenwich Palace, 27 May 1583.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1583
Extent:
1 leaf

94. Cotton Ch VI 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VI 4
Title:
Grant of King Æthelberht of the West Saxons (d. 865) to Bishop Deora of Rochester (765×72–781×85)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelberht of Wessex grants land near Rochester to Bishop Deora of Rochester; dated 761, altered to 781, spurious (Sawyer, no. 266). Endorsed in a 15th-century hand, ‘Ethelbertus de redditu Roffensi’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 9th century
Extent:

1 leaf

95. Cotton Ch VIII 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 10
Title:
Grant of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester (d. 1108) to the monks of St Andrew's, Rochester
Scope & Content:
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 [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:

1 leaf

96. Cotton Ch VIII 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 37
Title:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan of Hereford (1012×1033–1056) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric
Scope & Content:
Record of a dispute between Bishop Æthelstan (of Hereford) and Wulfstan and his son Wulfric, concerning land at Inkberrow, Worcestershire; 1010 × 1023, perhaps 1023(Sawyer, no. 1460). Upper portion of a tripartite chirograph, with ‘+ CYROGRAPHVM’ written along the lower edge. Endorsed in conte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1010-1023
Extent:

Parchment leaf

97. Cotton Ch XVI 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 71
Title:
Settlement of the dispute between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by King Henry VI (r. 1422–61, 1470–71)
Scope & Content:
Henry VI, king of England, specifies the terms of the peace settlement between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, to take effect within two years.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1458
Extent:

Parchment leaf

98. Cotton Ch III 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 6
Title:
Royal pardon (mislaid)
Scope & Content:
A king's pardon, mouldy, much decayed, and in many places illegible. Mislaid since 1826.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Unspecified
Date Range:
Undetermined
Extent:

1 item

99. Cotton Ch V 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 66
Title:
Grant by Margaret de Redvers, widow, to Halesowen Abbey, of the advowson of Harbourne Church
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret de Redvers, widow, daughter of Warin, son and heir of Cor’ [Conrad?], to Halesowen Abbey [Worcestershire], of the advowson of Harbourne Church [Staffordshire]. Affixed with an imperfect seal of Margaret, lozenge, green, with a cinquefoil at the top, a crescent below, and then ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

100. Cotton Ch VIII 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 19
Title:
Grant of King Alfred of the West Saxons (r. 871–899) to Bishop Burgric of Rochester (933×934-946×964)
Scope & Content:
King Alfred of the West Saxons grants land at Freckenham, Suffolk, and at Isleham, Cambridgeshire, to Bishop Burgric of Rochester; dated 895 (Sawyer, no. 349). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘Ffrekeham boc’; ‘Æluredus rex dedit ffrekeham burrico episcopo’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:

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