Transcript of original collections by William Burton for the history of Leicestershire
MS. Rawl. B. 350
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Transcript of original collections by William Burton for the history of Leicestershire
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 350
Summary
The collections appear to have been made between the years 1624 and 1640. They commence with:
(fol. 39) the Hundred Rolls, 7 Edw. I., followed by the names of the Leicestershire knights slain or taken at the battle of Evesham;
(fol. 40) a list of the knights in the county in the time of Edw. II., with their arms;
(fol. 52) alphabetical list of holders of land by different tenures in the time of James I.;
(fol. 57) escheats in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, tempp. Hen. VII.–VIII.;
(fol. 64) "amerciamenta eorum qui tenent de domino rege, ut de honore Leicest., parcella ducatu Lancastrian;"
(fol. 70) will of Wulfric, founder of the monastery of Burton-upon-Trent, in Anglo-Saxon.
The rest of the volume (commencing at fol. 65) is occupied with extracts from deeds and charters respecting the villages and hamlets of the county, alphabetically arranged, from A. to P., ending with the village of Peckleton.
Date
18th century
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, in folio
Physical extent
229 Leaves
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
Transcript of original collections by William Burton for the history of Leicestershire
