de Hanamstede, William, de Brandon, Thomas, de Bouwode, Thomas, Bonde, Simon, Lucas (common clerk named on dorse)., Rotour, Roger, de Gone Wardeby, John, Carter, Roger, Franceys, Simon, Chaucer, Nicholas, Bole, John, Not, John, Adam of Salesbury, Bonde, Johanna, Forestier, Walter, Wyrhale, John de, and Simon Dolsley, Thomas fil
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Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.3
Extent:
1 leaf (13.5 or 14 lines) ; 29.5 x 13.5 mm
Geographic Coverage:
England--London
Coordinates:
51.50853, -0.12574
Additional Physical Characteristics:
Latin script in dark brown ink in one English documentary cursive hand. Stylized capital 'S' at the beginning of grant (crossed with four points). Further notes on people and place names housed with document. Two parchment seal tags intact but lacking seals (remnants of red wax visible on each). Evidence of one horizontal fold (mid-level) and two vertical folds show that the document was once folded. Additional notes on verso (3.5 lines plus endorsements). Signature on verso: 'lucas'. -- Maggs catalogue description. and 14 lines in Latin in one English documentary cursive hand. Dated 3 May 1356 (30 Edward III), and marked on verso as read and enrolled in the Husting Court of Common Pleas on 16 May 1356 (i.e., the Monday before the feast of St. Dunstan). Two parchment seal tags intact but lacking seals (remnants of red wax visible on each). Evidence of one horizontal fold (mid-level) and two vertical folds show that the document was once folded. Signature on verso: ‘lucas’. One leaf, 14 lines of Latin script in dark brown ink. Additional notes on verso (3.5 lines plus endorsements). Stylized capital ‘S’ at the beginning of grant (crossed with four points). Further notes on people and place names housed with document. -- Description by Alanna Blackall as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), April 2015
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance:
Donated to the University of Victoria by Bruce and Dorothy Brown in 1991. Purchased by the Browns from Maggs Bros. Ltd. (London).
Transcription and summary description by Alanna Blackall, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), April 2015.
Technical Note:
Metadata by KD.
Keyword in Context:
Transcript available<br/>Victoria, McPherson Library, Doc.Brown.3
Acc. 1991-088, Item #1
Rent and tenancy grant of Simon and Johanna Bonde
England (London) 3 May 1356
Grant pertaining to rent and tenancy on parchment, 29.5mm x 13.5mm. 14 lines in Latin in one
English documentary cursiv...
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Resource Type:
Text
Identifier:
Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.2
Extent:
1 leaf (13 lines) ; 140 x 410 mm
Geographic Coverage:
Spain
Additional Physical Characteristics:
13 lines on vellum in an attractive large hand, indented at the foot. Very slightly browned and rubbed in places; a handsome document in good clear condition. -- description from Vendor Catalogue (Maggs Catalogue)
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance:
Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
manuscripts (documents), legal documents, grants, land grants, charters, and signatures (names)
Archival Item Identifier:
Accession Number: 1989-069; Item: 3
Fonds Title:
Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
Fonds Identifier:
SC017
Is Referenced By:
Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/bruce-and-dorothy-brown-collection and Description from Vendor Catalogue (Maggs Catalogue): https://search.library.uvic.ca/permalink/01VIC_INST/71bv5b/alma9934620873807291
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Resource Type:
Still Image
Identifier:
Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.1
Extent:
1 leaf (20 lines) ; 230 x 240 mm
Geographic Coverage:
England--Herefordshire
Coordinates:
52.08333, -2.75
Additional Physical Characteristics:
Green heraldic seal. and Written on vellum in brown ink, in a large well-written Romanesque hand, undated, c.1201. The fine green heraldic seal is attached by a striped linen cord and shows on the obverse three leopards passant and the legend "Sigill: Huberti: de: Burgo" and on the reverse a standing figure and the legend "Celo: Secretum." (Minimal wear and staining, with four tiny holes, but otherwise in excellent condition.) -- description from vendor catalog (Maggs Catalogue)
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance:
Donated in 1989 by Bruce and Dorothy Brown, who purchased it from Maggs Bros., London.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
seals (marks), charters, manuscripts (documents), legal documents, and coats of arms
Archival Item Identifier:
Accession Number: 1989-069; Item: 2
Fonds Title:
Bruce and Dorothy Brown collection
Fonds Identifier:
SC017
Is Referenced By:
Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/bruce-and-dorothy-brown-collection and Boyarin, Adrienne Williams, Ravana Eagleheart, James Kendrick, Lynnea Ness, and Merridy Peters. "Medieval Manuscripts and Fragments at the University of Victoria: An Early Grant of Hubert de Burgh, Constantine the African's Translation of Isaac Israeli, and a Mendicant Breviary between Italy and Croatia." Florilegium 33 (2016): 193-232. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/11170
Date Digitized:
2012-02-23
Technical Note:
Metadata by KD. Updated May 2024 by KD. RBMS CVRMC used in keyword field.