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Cotton Ch II 26
- Record Id:
- 040-004536185
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100181567356.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch II 26
- Title:
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Bundle of fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II
- Scope & Content:
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A bundle of 48 fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II, including:
f. 1: From Philip V of France.
f. 2: Regarding Henry of Lancaster.
f. 3: From an unidentified sender, written 22 January.
f. 4: From Philip V of France concerning a marriage.
f. 5: Petition to Edward II.
f. 6: Regarding an Earl Denerwyk
f. 7: News from Scotland mentioning an Earl Alexander.
f. 8: From Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, regarding the arrival of Antoine Pessaigne in England.
f. 9: Memorandum regarding a bill.
f. 10: Henry Eastry, prior of Canterbury Cathedral, that he had sung a mass following news from William of Milford, monk, written 29 December.
f. 11: From Walter, abbot of Noumoster'.
f. 12: Regarding William of Gordon.
f. 13: News from Scotland.
f. 14: Monastic petition.
f. 15: Petition.
f. 16: News from Scotland.
f. 17: Very damaged letter regarding Flemings.
f. 18: Regarding the Isle of Mann.
f. 19: From the king of France.
f. 20: From an unidentified sender.
f. 21: Petition regarding a church.
f. 22: News from Scotland.
f. 23: From an unidentified sender
f. 24: News from Scotland.
f. 25: From an unidentified king.
f. 26: News from Scotland from John of Waltham, regarding Bamburgh Castle (Northumberland) and a raid.
f. 27: Regarding Roger de Mortimer.
f. 28: Petition.
f. 29: Petition from the abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey (Wiltshire).
f. 30: News from Scotland.
f. 31: Petition.
f. 32: Petition from a chaplain.
f. 33: Petition from a Louis the chaplain, written 17 January.
f. 34: From the abbot of Burton on Trent.
f. 35: Regarding Antoine Pessaigne's presence in Gascony.
f. 36: Very faded and illegible.
f. 37: From John de Dreux, earl of Richmond.
f. 38: From an unidentified king, written 8 December.
f. 39: From an unidentified king.
f. 40: Petition on behalf of a religious house.
f. 41: Regarding knights, written 8 January.
f. 42: News from Scotland.
f. 43: From St Katherine's Priory, Lincoln.
f. 44: News from Scotland.
f. 45: From the Dominicans of King's Langley (Hertfordshire).
f. 46: News from Scotland, 13 January
f. 47: Regarding Pontefract Castle.
f. 48: From an unidentified sender, badly damaged by insects and mould.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202582
040-004536185 - Is part of:
- Cotton Ch : Cotton Charters
Cotton Ch II 26 : Bundle of fragmentary letters addressed to Edward II - Hierarchy:
- 032-003202582[0172]/040-004536185
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton Ch
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 bundle
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- French, Middle
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1307
- End Date:
- 1327
- Date Range:
- 1307-1327
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Parchment.
Dimensions: 50 x 120 - 190 x 130 mm.
Foliation: ff. 48.
Script: Gothic cursive.
Condition: All leaves mutilated, the right hand side cut away.
- Custodial History:
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Origin:
England, France and 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)
- Names:
- 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 II, King of England, 1284-1327
Philip V, king of France and Navarre, the Tall, 1291-1322
Valence, Aymer, Earl of Pembroke - Places:
- England
France
Scotland