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Major accessions to repositories in 2021 relating to Medieval and Early Modern |
Local
- Inventory of Edward Catherall of Luton 1612 (Z1268/2)
- Scott family of Chapel-en-le-Frith: deeds and abstracts of title relating to the Whitehall Estate and Combs Moss, near Buxton 1687-1928 (D8364)
- TH Thorpe & Partners, architects, Derby: deeds for land in Normanton-by-Derby and Crich, plan with schedule of estate in Belper, agreement concerning Castern Mines near Ilam, Staffordshire and two copies of Crich lead mining c1600-1885 (D8360)
- Rt Rev George Carleton (1559-1628), Bishop of Chichester and author: 'The life of Bernard Gilpin a man most holy and renowned among the northerne English. Faithfully written by the Right Reverend Father in God George Carleton Lord Bishop of Chichester, and published for the sake of his common auditors, by whom it was long since earnestly desired' 1629 (D/X 2235/1)
- Sundridge manor: account book of quitrents, heriots, alienations, reliefs and other perquisites of the manor 1677-1714 (U4240)
- Charter of John Kyrkeby, of Leicester, granting lands, tenements, etc at Tonge (Breedon on The Hill), to Henry Bosworth, William Plassheder, Thomas Bosworth, Robert Bosworth and John Bosworth (son of Henry) 1456 (DE10104)
- Bundles of deeds and associated records: 2 messuages in Earl Shilton (1853-1867); property in Glenfield (1673-1904); messuages in Burbage Road, Hinckley (1869-1889) and property in Newbold Verdon (with plan) (1824-1944) 1673-1904 (DE10201)
- Deeds, wills and associated papers relating to property on Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray 1681-1971 (DE10129)
- Deeds, sales particulars, photographs relating to Bayons Manor, Tealby and Brigsley c1641-1964 (MISC DON 2113)
- Deed of gift relating to land in Flordon 1432 (MC 3600)
- Edmund Cock (fl 1661-1662) gentleman of Norwich: Account of Edmund Cock, receiver of the Norfolk and Norwich subscriptions to the 'voluntary present' to Charles II c1661-1662 (MC 3562)
- Kings Sutton parish and manor: highway accounts, deeds, court books, rent rolls and other papers 1640-1970 (2021/20)
- Deeds of properties in Wollaston 1583-1752
- Deed relating to land in the parish of Wraxall 1418 (A/BAV)
- Feoffment for property in Kedington called Meremedewe, with transcript and abstract 1402 (HD4225)
National
- Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland and Ireland: warrant appointing Thomas Flooyd to the role of king's trumpeter 1634 (Music Deposit 2021/10)
- Sixteenth-century manuscript written in Scotland, known as the Chronicle of Fortingall c1554-1579 (Acc.14229)
- Anne Preston (fl 1745-1750), correspondent of Charles Edward Stuart: notebook of Charles Prichard in which are recorded the letters of his great grandmother, Anne Preston, which recall her interactions with Charles Edward Stuart 1905 (Acc.14231)
- John (1166-1216), King of England: royal charter for Philip, son of Wastellion, confirming the gift of an estate named "Dunwallesland" in Wales to him in exchange for feudal service to William de Braose and a knight's fee to the tenure of Abergavenny Castle 1209
Special
- Henry Chichele (1362-1443), Archbishop of Canterbury: indulgence granted to the town of Fulston [? Kent] 1441 (L-2021-3)
University
- John Augustus Bonney (d1813), solicitor and author: ms history of the Tower of London, part six comprising notes on prisoners held in the Tower during the Civil Wars of the 1640s, followed by an index of prisoners held in the Tower c1794 (Coll-307; SC-Acc-2021-0021)
- Ralph Knevet,(1600-1671), tutor, chaplain and poet: draft of five devotional poems handwritten by Knevet on the verso of a copy of Ortelius' map of the kingdom of Prester John 1640-1649 (BC MS Lt q 73)
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