Charters and documents mostly relating to religious houses. — 12th century – 15th century; mostly English

Title

Charters and documents mostly relating to religious houses. — 12th century – 15th century; mostly English

Shelfmark

MS. Dodsw. 76

Place of origin

mostly English

Date

12th century – 15th century

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Title

Original charters and miscellaneous documents

Shelfmark

MS. Dodsw. 76

Summary

Original charters and miscellaneous documents, calendared in Coxe and Turner's Calendar of Charters and Rolls, pp. 671-99. Documents of administrative or local interest, include:

Fols. 16, 47. subsidiary accounts connected with Walter de Langton's mission to Flanders and the payment of 40,000 marks to the duke of Brabant, in 1297, for which see further Memoranda de Parliamento, ed. Maitland (Rolls series), p. 339

Fol. 22. a letter from Geoffrey de Lucy to king John about Poitou

Fol. 33, Cal. p. 682. complaints against [Roger de Pridias] sheriff of Devon [1272]

Fols. 35, 77: Cal., pp. 698-9. fragmentary accounts for 26-7 Hen. iii of the receiver of the honour of High Peak

Fol. 52*, p. 682. a schedule drawn up for Exchequer use of the sheriffs amerced before Thomas de Weyland, 14 Edw. i

Fol. 54, p. 681. part of an account of the sheriff of Lincoln, 4-5 Edw. i, relating to the manor of Bardney

Fol. 93, p. 685. the names of knights dwelling in Surrey and Sussex, early 14th cent.

Fol. 95, p. 678. a judgement coram rege against Robert de Cliderhou, rector of Wigan, for supplying men and money to Thomas of Lancaster, 17 Edw. ii

Fol. 100, p. 698. a certified list of the names and values of abbeys and priories in England

Fols. 104, 111, p. 682. a statement of the Multon and Lucy claim to the manor of Radstone, co. Northants., in 1315

Fol. 117, p. 673. a partial account of knight service rendered from the honours of Peverel of Nottingham, Leicester, Tickhill, and Perche, temp. Hen. iii

Most of the deeds relate to religious houses. Twelfth-century documents are here given with '(12th)' beside them:

Aconbury (fol. 65, p. 675)

Alcester, formerly in the Hatton library (fol. 143*, p. 685)(12th)

Arbury (fol. 141, p. 686)

Bicester (fol. 71, p. 684)

Bolton (fols. 44, 147, p. 688)

Bordesley (fols. 13, 15, 43, 45, 94, p. 686)

Bridlington (fol. 147, p. 688)(12th)

Bruern (fols. 109, 113, p. 684)

Bullington (fols. 18, 129, 133(12th), 154, 156, p. 679)

Byland (fol. 146, p. 688)

Charterhouse, London (fol. 9, p. 682)

Coverham (fol. 52, p. 679)(12th)

Dore (fols. 50, 72, p. 676)

Drax, three leaves from a 14th-cent. chartulary (fols. 124-6, p. 689)

Ellerton (fol. 160, p. 689)

Evesham (fol. 96, p. 687)

Farley (fol. 74, p. 686)

Fountains (fol. 116, p. 690)

Gisburn (fols. 37, 42, p. 690)

Jervaulx (fols. 88, 113, p. 691)

Kirkstead (fol. 18, p. 680)(12th)

Knights Hospitallers (fol. 112, p. 678)

Leicester (fol. 73, p. 678)

Mottisfont (fols. 4, 32, 34, p. 675)

Netley (fols. 34, 68, 69, p. 675)

Newburgh (fol. 46, p. 691)

Newhouse (fols. 40, 128, 138, p. 680)

Nostell (fol. 145, p. 691)

Ossulveston (fol. 1, p. 678)

Pershore (fol. 98, p. 687)

Quarr (fols. 80, 115, p. 675)

Rowney (fols. 17, 23, 25, pp. 676-7)

St. Leonard's hospital, York (fol. 143, p. 691)

St. Mary's, York, leaves from chartularies formerly in the Hatton library (fols. 56-64, 121, 122, 123, p. 693-8)

Sempringham (fol. 41, p. 41)

Sopwell (fol. 103, p. 677)

Stoneley (fol. 99, p. 678)

Wothorpe (fols. 6, 27, p. 683)

Date

Written at various dates between the 12th and 15th century

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment

Physical extent

164 Leaves

Custodial history

Some of these documents were obtained by Dodsworth from the Hatton library, others from amongst the public records.

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