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Cotton Ch II 7
- Record Id:
- 040-004528826
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100180280918.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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:
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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 a name beginning with 'R' before the Reformation.
Mislaid since 1837.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202582
040-004528826 - Is part of:
- Cotton Ch : Cotton Charters
Cotton Ch II 7 : Writ of Robert, earl of Leicester, to the prior of Ely to do right to Humphrey son of Geoffrey regarding his estate at Dunnigge… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003202582[0147]/040-004528826
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton Ch
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1107
- End Date:
- 1204
- Date Range:
- 1107-1204
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Mislaid
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- Custodial History:
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Origin:
Unknown.
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)
- Names:
- Benedictine Abbey of St Peter and St Ethelreda,, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 673-1539
Cotton, John, 3rd Baronet, 1621-1702
Cotton, Robert Bruce, first baronet, antiquary and politician, 22 Jan 1571-6 May 1631,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008116498X
Cotton, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, 1594-1662
de Beaumont, Robert, 1st earl of Leicester, d. 1118
de Beaumont, Robert, 2nd earl of Leicester, 1104-1168
de Beaumont, Robert, 3rd earl of Leicester, d. 1190
de Beaumont, Robert, 4th earl of Leicester, d. 1204