• The corporation of ShrewsburyIntroduction

RECORDS OF SHREWSBURY. The Corporation records of the ancient town of Shrewsbury have recently been the objects of unusual care and interest. For several years a local committee of clergy and laymen devoted themselves to the task of cleaning, sorting,

• Milan1486

letters from Antwerp of the 29th September. Has never heard of Richard Heron or the debt. Marvels at such an ancient matter being revived. However, will always be ready to show justice after due examination by the lawyers. Viglevano, the

• Lateran Regesta 151390-1391

of Fontevraud, made on the death of Margaret, prioress belonging, by monastery; the election of prior and prioress belonging, by ancient custom, to the convent, and its confirmation belonging, both by the statutes of the order and by like custom,

• Lateran Regesta 161391

the late James, cardinal deacon of St. George ' s in Velabro, on whose death the chapter (to whom by ancient, approved, and hitherto observed custom the election belongs) elected-perhaps in ignorance of Urban VI. ' s reservation on their

• Close Rolls, Edward IIIJanuary 1334

ought and were wont to receive the said 140 l . yearly and 1 d . daily, appointed as an ancient alms from the archbishopric of Canterbury, both when the see was filled and during a voidance, yet the keepers

• Close Rolls, Richard IIDecember 1381

nor any other in his name has yet accounted at the exchequer, and she is unduly thrust out. [ See Ancient Petitions , 4215, 5517. ] To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon her petition aforesaid,

• St. Mary Colechurch 105/29

microfilmed); Court Min. Bk. viii, ff. 196, 200, 348, 351 (GL, microfilm 328); Ancient MS Bk., 14, Abstracts of leases 1550-1660, p. 48 (GL, microfilm 311); Ancient MS Bk. 19, Rental 1632 (not microfilmed); Court Min. Bk. ix, ff. 163,

• Patent RollsIntroduction

two Orders had been in their possession for centuries, having been given to them by the Lords of Glamorgan in ancient times. They constituted, it appears, two several manors, the Priory being in each case the capital mansion house, with

• Preface

Canon of S. Paul's Cathedral, it was the ancient practice to place in his hands the Book of the Statutes of the Church, together with a loaf of white bread, the Dean, or, in his absence, the Major Persona present,

• Abstracts of further charters and documents1165-1542

and all the liberties and customs of the King's burghs. Traquair, 1175-1178. Registrum Vetus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Glasguensis, known as the Ancient Register, fol. 5. Liber Ruber Ecclesiae Glasguensis,. fol. 70. Codex Civitatis Glasguensis, fol. 33, 34. Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis (Maitland

• Close Rolls, Richard IIMay 1387

sending with this writ, to deliver to Gerard Lomelyn one of the merchants or to his attorney, the wine of Greece of certain merchants of Genoa ( Janua ) found in the castle and town of Dovorre, which was in

• Lateran Regesta 1491410-1411

he doubts whether his presentation, on its voidance by the death of William [son ] of Thomas Ymalcorkra, by its ancient patrons the Augustinian abbot and convent of St. Mary ' s, Keynsham, in the diocese of Bath, to, and

• Close Rolls, Henry IVOctober 1399

etc. ( as the last ). Order to suffer the men of the manor of Walshale, which is of the ancient demesne of the crown as appears by certificate sent into chancery by the treasurer and the chamberlains which is

• Close Rolls, Henry IVFebruary 1400

lieges to whom etc. Order to suffer the men and tenants of the manor of Odiam, which is of the ancient demesne of the crown as appears by certificate sent into chancery by command of the king, to be quit

• References

Calendar of the Patent Rolls preserved in the Public Record Office . London, 1891-1916. Cal. Anct. Correspondence . Calendar of Ancient Correspondence concerning Wales , by J. G. Edwards (Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, History and Law series,

• Folios 141 - 150Oct 1434 -

by law, inasmuch as the City of London is the most ancient and most free city in the realm, and commonly called the King's Chamber, and that the ancient Standard of the lord the King for the tron, the iron

• Additions and corrections

hundred and fifty yards to the west of the ancient Sleaford highway, there is situated a farm-stead called Metheringham Lodge. The present farm-house is quite modern, but the remains of an ancient house are incorporated in the adjoining buildings. If

• The RegisterRudchester (Northumberland)Halden, living 1100-40.

not Simon. The family of Halden, of which Eilaf was a member, were owners of Halton, which was land of ancient demesne ( Rotuli Hundredorum ii, p. 21); that is to say, at the time of the Conquest it was

• Specimen of Ancient Calendars.

Specimen of Ancient Calendars. No. 10. Specimen of Ancient Calendars. Despatch. Calendar. A.D. 1624, July 4, [N.S. ] Madrid. A.D. 1624, July 4, [N.S. ] Madrid. Letter No. 306. File No. 58. Despatches Spain. - Most Serene Prince, I,

• Close Rolls, Edward II1325 (miscellaneous)

order remedy.-Answer: It pleases the king. [ Ancient Petitions , 392. ] Also they pray that it may please the king that his citizens of London may enjoy their franchises, customs, and ancient usages granted by his progenitors and confirmed