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251. Cotton Roll II 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 23
Title:
Collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents, including the manifesto of Cade's Rebellion
Scope & Content:
A collection of prophecies, poems, manifestos and other political documents from 1447-1452, mostly relating to the downfall of William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk (1396-1450), and to Cade's Rebellion, 1450. Probably compiled by a Yorkist partisan from London or with an interest in the city. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
c 1452
Extent:
1 roll

252. Cotton Ch IV 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 24
Title:
Petition of William Warbelton to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, asking for a reward for assisting in the capture of Jack Sharp
Scope & Content:
Recto: Petition of William Warbelton, esquire, to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester (1390-1447). On the evening of Thursday 17 May, Warbelton heard that William Perkins, also known as Jack Sharp, was hiding in Oxford and so he told the Chancellor of Oxford and his commissary and the bailiff of Oxford...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1431
Extent:
1 leaf

253. Cotton Ch II 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch II 7
Title:
Writ of Robert, earl of Leicester, to the prior of Ely to do right to Humphrey son of Geoffrey regarding his estate at Dunnigge Land (mislaid)
Scope & Content:
Writ of Robert, earl of Leicester, to the prior of Ely to do right to Humphrey son of Geoffrey regarding his estate at Dunnigge Land. Dated to between 1107, when Robert I de Beaumont was created earl of Leicester, and 1204, the death of Robert IV de Beaumont, the final earl of Leicester to have...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1107-1204
Extent:
1 leaf

254. Cotton Ch V 51

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch V 51
Title:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton to Greenfield Priory of lands in Sutton
Scope & Content:
Grant of Emma Temper of Sutton, with the consent of Robert Hunwin, her husband, to Greenfield Priory (Lincolnshire). Having left her body to be buried in the priory's churchyard, Emma also gives the priory an acre of meadow in Harppesike in Sutton (Lincolnshire) and a selion and a stick of arabl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

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