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231. Cotton Ch IV 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 40
Title:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau to Elizabeth I asking her support in arranging a marriage
Scope & Content:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625) to Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), asking her to use her influence in favour of a marriage between his eldest sister and Frederick IV (1574-1610), Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Given at the camp before Geertruidenberg, 13 April 1593. Bound ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1593
Extent:
1 leaf

232. Cotton Ch IV 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 30
Title:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle, and son of Henry IV, to Henry V of £830 5s 7d
Scope & Content:
Acquittance by Thomas, duke of Clarence, earl of Albemarle (1387-1421), and son of Henry IV, to King Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422) of £830 3s 7d, paid to Thomas and Margaret, his wife, by Thomas Fitzalan, 5th earl of Arundel and Treasurer (1381-1415). Given 29 November 1413. Endorsed: 'Tho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1413
Extent:
1 leaf

233. Cotton Ch IV 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 15
Title:
Order of Henry VI to the Keeper of the Privy Seal to have the Chancellor draw up letters patent appointing William Cotton as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
Scope & Content:
Order of King Henry VI of England (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471) to Master Andrew Holes, Keeper of the Privy Seal, to make out letters to the Lord Chancellor, ordering him to draw up letters patent appointing William Cotton as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe following the resignation of Thomas Tuddenham...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1450
Extent:
1 leaf

234. Cotton Ch III 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 10
Title:
Letter of Robert Cecil to Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, asking for his servant's horses to be returned
Scope & Content:
Letter of Robert Cecil (1563-1612, later 1st earl of Salisbury) to Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex (1565-1601), asking that Devereux's keeper of East Bere forest (Hampshire) release the horses of Cecil's servant, a mariner who has recently leased a copse called Horwithy in the forest, which t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1588
Extent:
1 booklet

235. Cotton Roll IV 61

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll IV 61
Title:
Manifesto of George, duke of Clarence, George Neville, archbishop of York, and Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, in their rebellion against Edward IV
Scope & Content:
Manifesto of George, duke of Clarence (1449-1478), George Neville, archbishop of York (1465-1476), and Richard Neville (1428-71), 16th earl of Warwick, issued as part of their rebellion against King Edward IV in 1469, beginning imperfectly. The text complains about seditious persons misleading ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1469
Extent:
1 roll

236. Cotton Ch II 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 1
Title:
Confirmation of Bishop Everard of Norwich to Norwich Cathedral Priory of its rights and property
Scope & Content:
Confirmation of Everard (r. 1121-1145), bishop of Norwich, to the cathedral priory of Norwich, of the chapter’s rights and property granted to them by his predecessor Herbert (r. 1094-1119), King Henry I (r. 1100-1135), Pope Paschal II (r. 1099-1118), and King Stephen (r. 1135-1154), including m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1135-1145
Extent:
1 leaf

237. Cotton Ch II 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 2
Title:
Confirmation of Henry I to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton
Scope & Content:
Confirmation of King Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135) to Norwich Cathedral Priory of a grant by Ralph, son of Godric, of land at Newton (Norfolk) with privileges there. Witnesses: Queen Matilda (1080-1118), William Bigod (d. 1120), Roger, bishop of Salisbury (1102-1139), and Ralph son of Godri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1102-1118
Extent:
1 leaf

238. Cotton Ch IV 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 11
Title:
Benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester; narrative of St Aldate, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Hengist; questions to ask during a visitation
Scope & Content:
Recto: List of benefices in the gift of the bishop of Worcester and their value; short narrative of St Aldate, bishop of Gloucester, discussing with Ambrosius Aurelianus, king of Britain, what to do with the captured Hengist in AD 500. Verso: Questions to ask abbots and other religious when car...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 leaf

239. Cotton Ch IV 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 35
Title:
Petition of County Kildare to Richard, duke of York, complaining about James Butler, earl of Kildare and lieutenant of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Petition of County Kildare, represented by Nicholas, prior of Conall, Edward fitz Eustace, knight, the portreeves of Naas, the portreeves of Clane and others, to Richard (1411-1460), 3rd duke of York and deputy lieutenant of Ireland, complaining about James Butler (1420-1461), 5th earl of Kildar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1454
Extent:
1 leaf

240. Cotton Ch I 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 6
Title:
The right and title of Thomas Cotton to his house in Westminster
Scope & Content:
The right and title of Thomas Cotton (1594-1662) to his house and gardens in St Margaret's Parish, Westminster. Lists the descent of the house from its grant by King James I of England (r. 1603-1625) to Robert Bowyer (c. 1560-1621), parliamentary official and politician, in 1614. Bowyer sold th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630
Extent:
1 booklet

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