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1131. Cotton MS Augustus II 67

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 67
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to the church of Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants and restores the port and vill of Sandwich, Kent, to the church of Canterbury: dated 966 for 963 × 971, or 973 (Sawyer, no. 808). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘DCCCC. lxvi.’
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

1132. Cotton MS Augustus II 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 71
Title:
Grant of King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons (d. 858) to Ealdhere, minister
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants one sulng (aratrum) at Ulaham (Monks Horton), Kent, to Ealdhere, minister; dated 855 (Sawyer, no. 316). Endorsed by a contemporary hand, ‘+ ðis sindan ðes landesbec et uluham ealdheres landes’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Rex ethelwlf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
855
Extent:

Parchment leaf

1133. Cotton MS Augustus II 95

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 95
Title:
Grant of King Æthelred of the West Saxons (d. 871) to Wighelm, priest
Scope & Content:
King Æthelred of the West Saxons and of the men of Kent grants a seat in St Martin’s church, Canterbury, and a small villula belonging to it, to Wighelm, priest: dated 867, Dover (Sawyer, no. 338). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘[…] an setl æt sancte martine’, with traces of another illegibl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
867
Extent:

Parchment leaf

1134. Cotton MS Claudius E III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius E III
Title:
Ralph of Diceto, Abbreviationes Chronicorum, Ymagines Historiarum; Winchester Chronicle; Henry Knighton, Chronicon; William Rishanger, Opus Chronicorum; Tito Livio Frulovisi, Vita Henrici Quinti; Robert Grosseteste, Epistola
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript is made out of four parts. The first part contains the Abbreviationes Chronicorum (Abbreviations of Chronicles) and the Ymagines Historiarum (Images of Histories) by Ralph of Diceto (b. c. 1130, d. 1202), as well as the Winchester Chronicle. The second part was made in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
1197-1450
Extent:

A parchment codex

1135. Cotton MS Otho D VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho D VIII
Title:
Calendar; Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi; Passio Sancti Triphonis Martyris; Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris; Alcuin, Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Baudemundus, Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi; Vita Sancti Ansberti episcopi; Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis; Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis; Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris; Pa...
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript contains six parts (ff. 2-7; ff. 8-173; ff. 174-233; ff. 234-254; f. 255; ff. 256-269) that were produced at separate times in England. The largest part of the manuscript (ff. 8-173) contains a Passionary or Legendary (featuring the lives of saints for liturgical read...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century - 4th quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

1136. Cotton MS Augustus II 99

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 99
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the English (d. 796) to Archbishop Jænberht of Canterbury
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the English grants five sulungs (aratra) at Hehham (Higham Upshire), Kent, to Archbishop Jænberht of Canterbury; dated 774 (Sawyer, no. 110). Endorsed in a 11th-century hand, ‘boc to heh ham: –’; in a 12th-century hand, ‘Offa Rex dedit heah ham Ianberto archiepiscopo.’ and ‘.latine...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

1137. Cotton MS Nero A V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero A V
Title:
Philippe de Thaon, Comput; Bestiarius; Elias of Evesham, Quadrilogus de Vita Sancti Thome Cantuariensis
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript is composed of two parts. The first part (ff. 1r-82v), dating to the 2nd half of the 12th century, contains two Anglo-Norman works by Philippe de Thaon (fl. 1113-1150), the first Anglo-Norman poet. The first work is his Comput (Computus)−the oldest extant scientific tex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century-Mid 13th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

1138. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I ii 39
Title:
Drawing of the assault upon Enniskillen Castle, 17 February 1593/4, drawn by John Thomas
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1594
Extent:
1 item

1139. Cotton MS Augustus II 52

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 52
Title:
Grant of Ealhburg and Eadweald to Christ Church, Canterbury; charter of Ealhhere to Christ Church
Scope & Content:
Ealhburg and Eadweald grant an annual food-rent from their estate at Burnan to Christ Church, Canterbury; Ealhhere commands Ealawynn, his daughter, to pay an annual rent from three sulungs at Findlesham, Kent, to Christ Church; c. 850 (Sawyer, no. 1195). Endorsed in a 12th-century hand, ‘Donum ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
? 850
Extent:

Parchment leaf

1140. Cotton MS Augustus II 56

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 56
Title:
Grant of King Henry I of England (r. 1100–1135) to the canons of Bridlington Priory
Scope & Content:
King Henry I of England (r. 1100–1135) grants the canons of Bridlington Priory one and a half carucates of royal demesne in Easton and half a carucate in Hilderthorpe, and confirms the donations of Walter de Gant (b. 1087, d. 1139), Jordan Paynel, and others. Dated 1128 x 1133. Spurious. Witne...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

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