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Egerton MS 2809
- Record Id:
- 032-001984865
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001984865
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000057.0x0002eb
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165897285.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 2809
- Title:
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Grant of manors from King Henry VIII to Anne of Cleves
- Scope & Content:
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Deed whereby King Henry VIII grants to Anne of Cleves, in part satisfaction of dower and jointure, the manors of Great Waltham, Mashbury, Dunmow, Great Leighs, Great Baddow and Farnham in Essex. These were worth 312 marks 8 s. 1.25 d. yearly, and formerly held by Henry’s third wife Jane Seymour. Anne was to hold them for her life, even after marriage, provided she dwelled within the realm of England. 5 January, 31 Henry VIII [1540].
The deed is signed by Henry VIII, with a fragment of seal of the Duchy of Lancaster, appended by green and white plaited silk ribbons.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001984865", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Egerton MS 2809: Grant of manors from King Henry VIII to Anne of Cleves" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001984865
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001984865
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100165897285.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1539
- End Date:
- 1539
- Date Range:
- 5 January 1540
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Parchment.
Dimensions: 340 x 610 mm.
Foliation: No foliation.
Binding: No binding.
- Custodial History:
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Origin:
England.
Provenance:
Bought by the British Museum in 1898, using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (1761–1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (1756–1829), founder of the collection).
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1894–1899 (London: British Museum, 1901), p. 557.
Walter Gray de Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, Volume I (London: Museum Trustees, 1887), p. 87.
Henry VIII: Man and Monarch, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), p. 225 [exhibition catalogue].
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)