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211. Cotton Ch IV 56

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 56
Title:
Inspeximus of Roger of Northburgh, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, of a grant by William of Clinton founding a chantry at Maxstoke church
Scope & Content:
Inspeximus of Roger of Northburgh, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (r. 1321-1358), of a grant by William of Clinton, knight, founding a chantry of five priests in Maxstoke church (Warwickshire)., the original grant given at Fulbrook (Warwickshire), 21 June 1332. Inspeximus given at Itchington ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1332
Extent:
1 leaf

212. Cotton Ch II 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 9
Title:
Grant of Alan la Zouche to John de Pres of property contained in an earlier charter in John's possession, along with lands in Shropshire
Scope & Content:
Grant of Alan la Zouche to John de Pres of all lands, tenements and liberties contained in the charter of William de Beumys, of the enfeoffment of Roger le Vern' and of Alan's father Roger la Zouche, and of Robert Collet, which charter is in John's possession. Alan also grants him land in La Bra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of 17th century
Extent:
1 leaf

213. Cotton Ch IV 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 60
Title:
Confirmation of Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, of the right of Markyate Priory to several churches
Scope & Content:
Recto: Copy of a confirmation by Robert Stretton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (r. 1358-1385), of the right of Markyate Priory (Bedfordshire) to Coleshill church, the chapels of La Lee (Lea Martson), Over Whitacre and Nether Whitacre, Beckenhill church, the chapels of Kington and Lyndru, and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1382
Extent:
1 leaf

214. Cotton Roll I 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 11
Title:
Copy of a lease of Elizabeth I to John Wyngard of waste ground outside the Palace of Westminster
Scope & Content:
m. 1-3: Copy of a lease from Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to John Wyngard, groom of the Wardrobe, of waste ground outside the Palace of Westminster for a term of 30 years. Given at Westminster, 10 October 1588. m. 4: Notes on the later descent of the land down to 1614.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 roll

215. Cotton Roll II 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 12
Title:
Documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
A roll containing copies of 13th and 14th century documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire. Contents: m. 1-2: Account of the foundation and endowments of the abbeys of Ely and Thorney (Cambridgeshire). m. 3: Perambulations of the forest of Huntingdonshire, 1217-1219. m. 3-4: Verdi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 roll

216. Cotton Ch IV 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 59
Title:
Letter of Elizabeth I to Maurice of Nassau accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625), accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands. Written at Hampton Court, October 1584. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43 and IV 45-48.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1584
Extent:
1 leaf

217. Cotton Ch II 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 22
Title:
Mortmain licence of Richard II to Monkton Farleigh Priory to acquire property and land in Farleigh and Farleigh Wick
Scope & Content:
Mortmain licence of Richard II to Monkton Farleigh Priory to acquire from Thomas of Hungerford, knight, and John Marreys, a messuage, two tofts, one carucate of land, five acres of meadow and four acres of forest in Farleigh and Farleigh Wick (Wiltshire). Given at Westminster, 20 May 1397.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1397
Extent:
1 leaf

218. Cotton Roll II 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 13
Title:
Report by Thomas Hare, Official Principal of the Consistory Court of Norwich, to William Warham, archbishop of Canterbury, on a court case concerning tithes in Suffolk
Scope & Content:
Report by Thomas Hare, LL.D. and Official Principal of the Consistory Court of Norwich, to William Warham, archbishop of Canterbury (r. 1503-1532), on a court case by William Soper, rector of Bacton (Suffolk), against Richard Dade, rector of Cotton (Suffolk), concerning the tithes of Westhorpe, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1503-1520
Extent:
1 roll

219. Cotton Ch IV 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 5
Title:
Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne
Scope & Content:
Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne, beginning with Ranulph de Blundeville (c. 1172-1232), Earl of Chester, Lincoln and Huntingdon, his death and burial, and the marriages of his four sisters. It then records the same for his heir, John of Scotland (c. 1207-1237), 9th earl of Huntingdon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
middle of 15th century
Extent:
1 leaf

220. Cotton Ch IV 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 23
Title:
Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king that they have been unlawfully disinherited
Scope & Content:
Recto: Complaint by Thomas of Folsham and Joan, his wife, to the king and his council that John of Londham, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and Robert Hovel have erased and amended a suspicious and defective brief of mort d’ancestor. The bearer of this brief, John son of Robert Pollard of Wethde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1328-1330
Extent:
1 leaf

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