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Cotton Ch IV 5
- Record Id:
- 040-004296850
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100156345997.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165154779.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch IV 5
- Title:
- Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne
- Scope & Content:
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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 and 7th earl of Chester, then John’s brother-in-law John Balliol (c. 1248-1314), ‘true king of Scots’, and David of Scotland (1152-1219), Earl of Huntingdon, who married Ranulph’s eldest sister (Matilda of Chester, 1171-1233).
Probably written in England, as the Balliol claim to the Scottish throne was resigned to King Edward III (r. 1327-1377) by Edward Balliol (b. in or after 1281, d. 1364) in 1357.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Women - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202582
040-004296850 - Is part of:
- Cotton Ch : Cotton Charters
Cotton Ch IV 5 : Notes tracing a claim to the Scottish throne - Hierarchy:
- 032-003202582[0103]/040-004296850
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton Ch
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100165154779.0x000001 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1425
- End Date:
- 1474
- Date Range:
- middle of 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
-
Material: Parchment.
Dimensions: 195 x 305 mm.
Foliation: f. 1.
Script: Gothic cursive.
- Custodial History:
-
Origin:
England or Scotland.
Provenance:
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician.
Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and his grandson, Sir John Cotton.
Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)