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  • Wigmore Hundred Court rolls

    Wigmore Hundred Court rolls
    Alternative Title
    Wiggemo[re] Burgus Hundred tente ib[ide]m die sabb[at]i vi die Octobr[is] Anno r[egni] Henr[ici] Sexti post conqui[stam] xxxii.
    Subject
    Feudal law, Court records, Manorial courts, Landlords, Meetings, and Feudal courts
    Publisher
    Wigmore [England] : [producer not identified]
    Date created
    1453 to 1454
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: KD8295 .H47 W54 1454
    Extent
    1 roll (2 sheets) ; parchment ; 720 x 255 mm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--Wigmore (Herefordshire)
    Coordinates
    52.31474, -2.85802
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Manuscript rolls., Script: English Gothic documentary cursive hand in brown ink; text on both sides of sheets., and The two sheets are attached together at the top with a twisted vellum thong.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from McKittrick Rare Books on the Medieval Manuscript Fund and the Special Collections Fund, 2025.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents), court rolls, parchment (animal material), and vellum (parchment)
    Date Digitized
    2025-11
    Technical Note
    Item *extremely* difficult to work with. Scanned under glass on the Betterlight TTI (1/15; 287; bent 5; camera height 900). Glare on one image removed digitally (original = 001, edited = 001e). Due to curl, separate photos taken of top line of text on each page that curls...