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Cotton Roll II 12
- Record Id:
- 040-004536165
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100181567329.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Roll II 12
- Title:
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Documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire
- Scope & Content:
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A roll containing copies of 13th and 14th century documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire.
Contents:
m. 1-2: Account of the foundation and endowments of the abbeys of Ely and Thorney (Cambridgeshire).
m. 3: Perambulations of the forest of Huntingdonshire, 1217-1219.
m. 3-4: Verdict of 24 knights and free tenants on the afforestation of Huntingdonshire.
m. 4: Perambulation of Huntingdonshire, 1243.
m. 4: Rulings on the right of tenants of Ely and Thorney Abbeys in the marsh of Kings Delph (Huntingdonshire), 1271-1284.
m. 4: Boundaries of the jurisdiction of Ramsey Abbey.
m. 5-7: Charters of Edward I to John de Vaux, John of Kirkby, Ralph of Hengham and Thomas of Wayland, and Nicholas Stapleton, appointing them to a commission to determine the boundaries of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, with records of their perambulation, 1284-1286.
m. 7-9: Record of a court case between Ramsey and Thorney Abbeys over their boundaries, 1336, in Middle French.
m. 9-11: Charter of Edward I defining the boundaries of the forest of Huntingdonshire, according to a perambulation of 1299-1300.
m. 11-12: Confirmation by Richard II of Edward's charter. Given at Westminster, 11 December 1390.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202582
040-004536165 - Is part of:
- Cotton Ch : Cotton Charters
Cotton Roll II 12 : Documents relating to the forest of Huntingdonshire - Hierarchy:
- 032-003202582[0247]/040-004536165
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton Ch
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 roll
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- French, Middle
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Parchment.
Dimensions: 6010 x 245 mm; wrapper 140 x 245 mm.
Foliation: 12 membranes.
Script: Gothic cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin:
England.
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 Mary the Virgin and St Benedict, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, 966-1539
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
Edward I, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, 1239-1307,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122766363,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/13101431
Richard II, King of England and Lord of Ireland, 1367-1400
Thorney Abbey, Cambridgeshire - Places:
- Huntingdonshire, England