Cartulary of the Augustinian priory of Kirkham, Yorkshire — 15th century, late; English

Title

Cartulary of the Augustinian priory of Kirkham, Yorkshire — 15th century, late; English

Shelfmark

MS. Fairfax 7

Date

15th century, late

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Binding

Rough brown leather on bevelled boards, 17th-cent. English work.

Title

Chartulary of the Augustinian priory of Kirkham in Yorkshire

Shelfmark

MS. Fairfax 7

Summary

Chartulary of the Augustinian priory of Kirkham in Yorkshire, said to have been founded in 1121. The deeds are for the most part given only in abstract, without witnesses or date, with the exception of the charter of Henry i (before 1124 if genuine) at fol. 6. A list of places, chiefly in the East Riding, to which the deeds refer, is on foll. 101v-2.

Date

Written in the late 15th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, binding, rough brown leather on bevelled boards, 17th-century English work

Physical extent

105 Leaves

Custodial history

This MS. was used by Dodsworth when it was in st. Mary's Tower, York (MS. Dodsworth 95), and in 1632 was in his possession (MS. Dodsworth 7, fol. 340). It would pass thence to Charles Fairfax, with the rest of Dodsworth's collections.