Guide to the Medieval manuscripts and documents from the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection

Facsimile copy from the 'Domesday Book', c1861-1863 (Item 1)

Latin

Facsimile copy of a page from the 'Domesday Book' or the 'Domesday Survey'. It is numbered f30 - the first page for the County of Surrey in this work.

Probably produced in England

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.69-70

Gift, 10 November 1325 (Item 2)

Latin

Gift by deed poll. Relates to property in Holynton, Oslaston and Overchurvaston.

Place: given at Holynton

Parties: William, son of William Saucheverel to Oliver de Coveland and Isabell, his wife

See also: Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 71-73

Copy of Appointment, 31 June 1355 (Item 3)

Latin

Copy of Appointment as Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Florence

Place: given at Avignon

Parties: Francis, Bishop of Florence to Andrew Pacini of Perugia

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 74-77

Grant of Free Warren, 30 April 1369 (Item 4)

Latin

Grant of Free Warren by Royal Letters Patent. Relates to lands in Hassop, Derley and Chaddesdon in the County of Derby.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: Edward III to Godfrey Foliambe

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 78-79

Grant of Free Warren, 24 February 1392 (Item 5)

Latin

Grant of Free Warren by Royal Letters Patent. Relates to lands in Colleye, Shirclif iuxta Sheffield, Ecclefeld, Roderham and Wath.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: Richard II to John de Mountenay, 'Chivaler'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 80-82

Gift, 19 February 1404 (Item 6)

Latin

Gift. Relates to property in Winchester Street.

Place: given at New Sarum

Parties: Margery, wife of John Justice, in pure widowhood, to Thomas Byston, citizen of the city of New Sarum

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 83-85

Financial Accounts, 1408 with references to 1406 and 1407 (Item 7)

French

Two sheets of Municipal Financial Accounts relating to the town of Doullens in the Bailliage of Amiens, Northern France. Details amounts owing and payments to individual workmen.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.86-87

Quitclaim, 4 October 1424 (Item 8)

Latin

Quitclaim. Relates to 'six shops (chopis) with appurtenances situate and being in New Sarum in a place called Carternestret'.

Parties: Thomas Upton, clerk, to John Upton, son of John Upton recently citizen of New Sarum and Margaret, his second wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 88-89

Appointment of Attorney, 9 April 1425 (Item 9)

Latin

Appointment of Attorney (William Short) to render seisin into the hands of the Venerable Father John, Bishop of Sarum. Relates to six cottages in ‘Newstret’, and a tenement of St Nicholas’s Hospital of Sarum.

Place: given at Kenton in the County of Devon

Parties: Thomas Upton, clerk, son and heir of John Upton, recently citizen of the city of New Sarum: William Short

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.90-92

Quitclaim, 9 April 1425 (Item 10)

Latin

Quitclaim. Relates to 'six cottages with gardens and with all appurtenances, being in a place called Newe Street between a tenement recently of John Bedeford 'skynnere' and now of William Ovyng, 'chandeler', on the east side and a tenement of St Nicholas's hospital of Sarum on the west side'.

Parties: Thomas Upton, clerk, son and heir of John Upton, recently citizen of the city of New Sarum to John Upton, his brother

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 93-94

Bond, 7 April 1428 (Item 11)

Latin

Bond. For twenty-two pounds sterling of 'English legal money'.

Place: Middleton

Parties: Nicholas North and William Snandon (or ?Snaudon) of Middleton Abbot in the County of Dorset to John Jannes of Middleton aforesaid

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 95-96

Lease, 29 September 1449 (Item 12)

Latin

Lease by indenture. Relates to property in le Whyelredge, New Sarum.

Place: given in New Sarum

Parties: Edward Assheley, esquire ('armiger'), to William Esher, 'corvyser' [shoemaker], of New Sarum

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 97-98

Bond, 1455 (Item 13)

German

Bond. '2 pounds of Strasbourg money' to be paid 'to the mercers' or grocers' guild', together with annual interest.

Place: Not specified. 'Ingewiler' is perhaps modern Ingwiller, north-west of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France

Parties: a. Johann Kleffeler from Gerssdorff, resident of Ingewiler b. Peter Pfluger. ['pfluger' possibly only means 'the ploughman']

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 99-102

Gift, 6 April 1506 (Item 14)

Latin

Gift by deed poll. Relates to land in Durnelane in the town of Dorchester in the county of Dorset.

Parties: Robert Poleyne and Emma, his wife, to Thomas Colyns and Isabella, his wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 103-104

Quitclaim, 24 February 1510 (Item 15)

Latin

Quitclaim. Relates to 'three cottages and gardens with all appurtenances situate in the aforesaid city [ie New Sarum] near the church of St Martin's between the cottage of John Cuffe on the east side and gate of the Bishop of Sarum there called Bugmoreyate on the north side.

Place: given at Sarum

Parties: James Denys and Elena, his wife, to John Hawles of the city of New Sarum, 'gentilman'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 105-106

Gift by Letters Patent, 4 November 1519 (Item 16)

Latin

Gift by Letters Patent. Relates to property in Halton iuxta Streeton.

Place: given at Halton

Parties: John Leighton, son and heir of Thomas Leighton, knight; Richard Hamondes of Hatton and Elizabeth, his wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 107-108

Pages from a Book of the Court of Wards and Liveries, 1522-1523 (Item 17)

Latin

Two leaves torn from a Miscellaneous Book of the Court of Wards and Liveries. Details the extent and value of lands belonging to deceased feudal tenants of the King, which were in his hands because of the minority of the heirs.

Parties: 1. George Agard, died 18 May, 14 Henry VIII (1499), land in Broughton, and Daventry County of Warwick

2. Nicholas Bluett, died 13 Jan 'last', land in Bedford and New Sarum, Wiltshire

3. ? Cutte, died (?), tenement in Southwark, Surrey

4. Robert Coluyle, died 22 Nov, 7 Henry VIII (1491), messuages and land in Wymodham and Thorp Odmere in Leicestershire

5. John Grey, died 15 December, 13 Henry VIII (1497), land in Askerwell, Twistock in Dorset

6. John Bradshawe, died 22 April 13 Henry VIII (1498), land in Wyndeley, Tutbury

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 109-111

Related Materials

Public Record Office record WARD 9/325 refers

Exemplification of a recovery, 14 May 1537 (Item 18)

Latin

Exemplification of a recovery. Relates to 'Manor of Casyngham with appurtenances, one messuage, one garden, two hundred acres of land, thirty acres of meadowland, two hundred acres of pasture and 24 shillings of rent with appurtenances in Rownden, Sandehurste, Newynden and Benynden'.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: 1. Edward Lede, senior, and John Selyard, attorney

2. John More, esquire

3. Nicholas Webster (vouchee)

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 113-114

Lease by indenture, 20 May 1553 (Item 19)

English

Lease by indenture. Relates to properties in New Sarum in 'Chypperland Strete’.

Parties: Robert Howlesse of the City of New Sarum, draper, to Henry Burge of the same city, carrier

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 116-117

Lease by indenture, 20 Machr 1556 (Item 20)

English

Lease by indenture. Relates to land and property in ‘Sowethe strete’ Dorchester.

Parties: Richard Mychell of Hollwalle in the country of Dorset, 'yeman,' to Hugh Hayne of Dorchester, 'smythe'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 118-120

Lease by indenture, 4 January 1557 (Item 21)

English

Lease by indenture. Relates to land and buildings in New Sarum in 'Wynchesterstrete'.

Parties: Thomas Wodlocke of the city of New Sarum, in the county of Wyltes, 'marchaunt', to William Foxe of Kynges Sombourne, in the county of South (Hampton), 'smyth'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 121-123

Marriage agreement, 3 February 1557 (Item 22)

English

Marriage agreement by indenture. Relates to a marriage between ‘Edward & one Cicile [also spelt Cecillie in same document] verz Huw doghter to the seyd Huw Lewis'.

Parties: Huw Lewis of the towne of Whyltenton in the countie of Salop, yoman, and Edward ap [son of] Edward of the same towne and countie, taylor

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 124-127

Bond of apprenticeship, 23 September 1561 (Item 23)

English.

Bond of apprenticeship, indented. 'Thomas Ellyatt is bound apprentice to John Betty 'with hym to dwell and as a servant to be alowyd to serve hym after the forme of the Statue of Northampton and Cambrydge lately for servantes edyfyed made and provided'. From Michalmas next after these presents for six years. To be paid 'a penny a yere yerely'.

Parties: Thomas Ellyatt, the sonne of John Ellyatt of Martyn in the countie of Wyltes', 'husbondman', to John Betty of the city of New Sarum, 'draper'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 128-132

Lease by indenture, 10 May 1568 (Item 24)

English

Lease by indenture. Relates to property in 'Sowthe Streate' and 'Dornland Lane', Dorchester.

Parties: Richard Mychell of Pulham in the county of Dorset, yeoman, to Hugh Haynes of Dorchester, 'smyth'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 133-135

Bargain sale, 2 November 1570 (Item 25)

English

Bargain sale. Relates to property in ‘Longveld alias Longefeld in the parishe of Eaton alias Eeton in the County of Salop’.

Parties: Fraunces Lawley of Lusshecott in the Countie of Salop, gentleman, base son of Richard Lawley, late of Strensham in the Countie of Worcs, gentleman, deceased; Robert Salter of Peaton in the said County of Salop, gentleman, & Katherine, his wyef.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 136-139

Draft final concord, 6 October 1571 (Item 26)

English

Draft final concord. Relates to 'six messuages, three tofts, four gardens and twenty shillings rent with appurtenances in the city of New Sarum'.

Place: given in the the Queen's Court at Westminister

Parties: Anthony Aysheley, gentleman, and Joseph Cumpton, gentleman, plaintiffs and Henry Lawles and Anne, his wife, deforciants

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 140-142

Quitclaim, 26 February 1577 (Item 27)

English

Quitclaim by deed poll. Relates to property in South Streate, Dorcester.

Parties: Hughe Haynes of Dorcester in the Countie of Dorset, 'smythe', to Richard Barcker, 'shoomaker'. [Hugh Haynes, a smith, draws a horseshoe as his mark]

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 143-144

Gift, 2 November 1578 (Item 28)

Latin

Gift. Relates to property in 'the vill or hamlet of Hatton in the County of Salop'.

Parties: Rowland Hamond of Hatton in the County of Salop and Thomas Hamond, son and heir of Rowland

Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 145-147

Bond of apprenticeship, 26 December 1587 (Item 29)

English

Bond of apprenticeship, indented.

Parties: Thomas Elliot the yonger the sonne of Thomas Elliot thelder of the cittie of New Sarum in the countie of Wiltes, 'tayler', to Thomas Elliot thelder, his father of the city and county aforesaid

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 148-150

Bond of apprenticeship, 26 Dec 1587 (Item 30)

English

Bond of apprenticeship, indented.

Parties: Thomas Elliot the yonger the sonne of Thomas Elliot thelder of the cittie of New Sarum in the countie of Wiltes, 'tayler', to Thomas Elliot thelder, his father of the city and county aforesaid

Note: this document is a 'counterpart' of 4052/1/29

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 151-155

Gift by deed poll, 29 May 1589 (Item 31)

Latin

Gift by deed poll. Relates to property in Chipperstreete in the parish of St Edmund. Names mentioned in relation to these properties: Thomas Southe, John Hobbes, Robert Hawlesses, John Blathat, John Eyre, and Edmund Williams.

Parties: Margaret Gomeldon, daughter of William Gomeldon, of Porton in the County of Wiltshire, to John Eyre of the city of New Sarum, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 156-158

Bond, 14 June 1589 (Item 32)

Latin and English

Bond. For monies to be repaid.

Parties: Thomas Neweman de Winterslowe in the County of Wiltshire, 'taylor', to Thomas Elliott of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wiltshire, 'wollen draper'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 159-160

Lease by indenture, 1 August 1589 (Item 33)

English

Lease by indenture. Relates to property in in ‘Chipperlane’, New Sarum.

Parties: John Eire of New Sarum, in the countie of Wiltish', 'gentilman', to Edmund Williams of the saide cittie, 'brewer'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 161-162

Bond, 6 March 1589/90 (Item 34)

Latin and English

Bond. For £100, lent for lease of tenement in Chipper Lane.

Parties: John Moggridge of Boun(?te)onscorte near the city of New Sarum in the county of Wiltshire, gentleman, to Richard Burley of Longe Parish in the County of Sussex, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 163-164

Bond, 11 August 1590 (Item 35)

Latin and English

Bond. For 40 marks, to be repaid.

Parties:William Younge of New Sarum in the County of Wiltshire, draper, and Ralph Wallworth of Wilton in the County aforesaid, yeoman, to Thomas Elliot of New Sarum, draper, and George Batter of Winterbourne Dauntesey, in the said county, yeoman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 165-166

Bond, 13 August 1590 (Item 36)

Latin and English

Bond. For £200, to be repaid.

Parties: William Younge of the city of New Sarum in the county of Wiltshire, 'draper', and Ralph Wallworth of Wilton in the aforesaid county, 'yeoman', to Thomas Elliott of the city of New Sarum, 'draper'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 167-168

Lease, 31 October 1590 (Item 37)

English

Assignment of lease. For two shops in New Sarum. Names mentioned in lease: Elizabeth Merivall, widdowe of William Merivall, Thomas Tovie, John Barnes and William Ewene. Property was demised by indenture to William Merivale [sic] by Henry Asheley of Upwimbourn St Giles, Dorset, knight.

Parties: Thomas Merivall of the city of Newe Sarum in the County of Wiltshire, draper, and Alice Merivall, sister of the said Thomas Merivall; to John Barnes of the city of New Sarum aforesaid, 'inholder'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 169-172

Bond, 4 November 1591 (Item 38)

Latin and English

Bond. For £4 to be repaid.

Parties: William Rabbetts of the city of New Sarum and County Wilts, shoemaker, John Carr of the aforesaid city and county, cuttler, and Phillip Pyne of the city and county aforesaid, yeoman, to Thomas Elliott of the city of New Salisbury and County Wilts, 'wollendraper'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 173-174

Bond, 29 April 1593 (Item 39)

Latin and English

Bond. For monies to be repaid.

Parties: William Bulkeley de Swaye in the County of South', gentleman, to Thomas Ellyott senior of the city of New Salisbury, in the County of Wiltes, 'wollendraper'.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 175-176

Warranty, 3 May 1593 (Item 40)

Latin

Warranty. Relates to property in Downton.

Place: given at the Queen's Court at Westminister

Parties: Thomas Ellyott, plaintiff; William Juniper, gentleman, and Dorothea, his wife, deforciants

Note: a chirograph counterpart of 4052/1/41

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 177-178

Warranty, 2 May 1593 (Item 41)

Latin

Warranty. Relates to property in Downton.

Place: given at the Queen's Court at Westminister

Parties: Thomas Ellyott, plaintiff; William Juniper, gentleman, and Dorothea, his wife, deforciants

Note: a chirograph counterpart of 4052/1/40

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 179-180

Indenture of a final concord, 6 October 1594 (Item 42)

Latin

Left hand indenture of a final concord at Westminster before the Justices Edmund Anderson, Thomas Walmsley, Francis Beaumont, and Thomas Owens. Relates to 'all tithes of sheaves and grains annually growing, issuing or emerging in the vill and fields of Hatton'.

Parties: John Chelmych, plaintiff; Edward Acton, esquire, and Katherine, his wife, deforciants

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 181-183

Indenture of a final concord, 21 May 1596 (Item 43)

Latin

Left hand indenture of a final concord. Relates to land in New Sarum.

Place: given at the Queen's Court at Westiminster

Parties: John Moore, esquire, Thomas Catt, gentleman, plaintiffs; Richard Hynton, gentleman, Elizabeth Wells, widow, Thomas Lane senior, gentleman, and Mary, his wife, Anne Hynton and Thomas Lane junior, gentleman, and Brigitta, his wife, deforciants

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 184-185

Exemplification of a recovery, 30 June 1596 (Item 44)

Latin

Exemplification of a recovery. Relates to property in Winterborne, Forde, Laverstock and Stratford.

Place: given at Westminster, before Edmund Anderson, knight, and his colleagues, Justices of the Bench

Parties: James Ley, esquire, and Henry Stafford against John Kent and John Westbroke

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 186-187

Acquittance, 18 November 1598 (Item 45)

English

Acquittance. Relates to return of 'diverse parcells of wrytinges leases and other escriptes'.

Parties: William Standforde of Stratforde in the County of Wiltshire, yeoman, to Thomas Eliatt of the city of New Sarum, 'wollendraper'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 188-189

Document, 22 Jan 1605 (?) (Item 46)

Note: document is very degraded and difficult to read

Parties: John Eyre the elder of the cytty of New Sarum in the county of Wiltes, gentleman, William Gormeldon of [?] in the said county of Wiltes, gent and Margaret, his wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 190-191

Bond, 13 January 1605/6 (Item 47)

English

Bond. For 33 shillings, to be repaid.

Parties: John Mathews of Sarum in the County of Wiltshire, hossier, to Roger Brickett of Wymborne Mynster

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 192-193

Letter patent, 8 February 1608 (Item 48)

Latin

Letter patent. Letters of Administration of estate relating to the will of Roger Bricket, deceased, recently of Wimborne Minister

Place: given at London

Parties: Richard (Bancroft) Archbishop of Canterbury to all clerics and literate persons

Note: document ‘a’ is the original document and document ‘b’ is a late 19th century transcript of part of the original with an added note.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.194-199

Bond, 19 January 1608/9 (Item 49)

Latin and English

Bond. For £100, to be repaid.

Parties: Morgan Care of Gillingham in the County of Dorset, yeoman, to Thomas Elliott senior of the city of New Sarum, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.200-201

Indenture of lease, 25 March 1609 (Item 50)

Latin and English

Bond. For £100, to be repaid.

Parties: Morgan Care of Gillingham in the County of Dorset, yeoman, to Thomas Elliott senior of the city of New Sarum, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.200-201

Indenture or Bond of Apprenticeship, 21 December 1609 (Item 51)

English

Indenture or Bond of Apprenticeship 'in the arte or mistery of a hosyer'.

Parties: Nicholas Elliot, son of Thomas Elliot thelder of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, hosier, : Thomas Elliot thelder

Note: This document is one part of a chirograph

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 208-209

Bond, 21 February 1610 (Item 52)

English

Bond. For monies to be repaid.

Parties: Joseph Starre of Yevill in the county of Somerset, ‘lynnen draper’, to Thomas Thorne of Shirborne in the county of Dorset, ‘wollen draper’

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.210-212

Bond, 15 November 1610 (Item 53)

Latin and English

Bond. For monies to be repaid.

Parties: Thomas Ellyott, senior of the city of New Sarum in the county of Wilts, to Jerrom Abbot of Bratton in the county of Somerset, 'yeoman'.

Material: earliest paper document in this series to have a watermark. The watermark appears to be shaped roughly like a hand.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.213-215

Last will and testament, 22 June 1612 (Item 54)

English

Last will and testament of Elizabeth Ellyott of the Cittie of Newe Sarum in the Countye of Wiltes, spinster

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 216-219

Gift, 2 October 1612 (Item 55)

English

Gift. Relates to property in New Sarum. Names mentioned: William Burley, great uncle of Christofer Hinton; Alexander Alford; Elizabeth Wells; Thomas Lane, the elder and his wife, Mary; Anne Hinton; Thomas Lane the younger and Bridget, his wife.

Parties: Christofer Hinton of London, gentleman, sonne and heyre of Richard Hinton, deceased, and Anthony Longe of the city of Newe Sarum: Thomas Elliott thelder of the Cittie fo Newe Sarum aforesaid, ‘wollendraper’

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 220-223

Articles of Agreement, 13 September 1613 (Item 56)

English

Articles of Agreement on marriage. Relates to the marriage of James Abbot and Margaret Elliott. The agreement sets out terms relating to payments of monies and transfer of property.

Parties: Thomas Elliott of the cittie of New Sarum, gent., in the countie of Wilts; Edmund Abbott of Bratton in the Countie of Somerset, yeoman; James Abbott of New Sarum, ‘lynnen draper’, and Margaret, his wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 224-230

Bargain and Sale, 20 September 1615 (Item 57)

English

Copy of a Bargain and Sale. Relates to a cottage and land in Ringwood.

Parties: Richard Branthwaite of London, esq., and Nicholas Elliott, sonn of Thomas Elliott the elder of the cyty of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, gent.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 231-235

Bond of Apprenticeship, 13 November 1615 (Item 58)

English

Bond of Apprenticeship, indented. Relates to a nine-year apprenticeship ‘in the arte and misteries or sciences of a woolen draper and a hosier’.

Parties: Henry Webb the sonn of John Webb of Broughton in the Countie of South', yeoman: Thomas Elliot the elder of the Citie of New Sarum in the Countie of Wilts', gent', and Margerie, his wife

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 236-238

Copy of Letters Patent, 21 June 1616 (Item 59)

Latin

Copy of Letters Patent conveying instructions nominally from the King but actually from his judge. Relates to an action for debt brought by Thomas Elliott against Thomas Thorne

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: King James I: Thomas Elliott and other persons having an interest in the property mentioned in the quarrel between Thomas Thorne, plaintiff, and Thomas Elliott, defendant

Material: paper with ‘grapes’ watermark

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 239-242

Writ of Execution, 13 August 1616 (Item 60)

Latin and English

Writ of Execution. Relates to a land dispute and the harvesting of corn and hay.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: Thomas Thorne, plaintiff; Thomas Elliott, defendant

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 243-246

Chancery Court Order, 16 October 1616 (Item 61)

English, date in Latin

Chancery Court Order. Relates to contempt of court proceedings over a dispute about hay and corn.

Parties: Thomas Thorne, plaintiff; Thomas Ellyott, defendant

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 247-249

Injunction by Letters Patent, 14 February 1617 (Item 62)

Latin, endorsement English

Injunction by Letters Patent. Relates to land in Sherbourne in the county of Dorset.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: Thomas Thorne, Thomas Ellyott

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 250-252

Appointment of Attorney, 10 December 1617 (Item 63)

English

Appointment of Attorney. Relates to goods and working tools.

Parties: John Evans of London, ‘yeoman’; Thomas Ellyott of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, ‘wollendraper’

Material: paper, with watermark, pot device

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 253-254

Opinion/Report, 8 February 1618 (Item 64)

English

Opinion/Report. Relates to a case between Thomas Thorne, 'querens', and Thomas Elliot, 'defor'

Material: paper with watermark - device of a pot, which generally indicates a French origin

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 255-256

Declaration of Uses, 28 November 1618 (Item 65)

English

Declaration of Uses. Relates to property and buildings in Kirkby Underdale, Uncleby and Sixteene Dale.

Parties: Sir John Bourchier of Hanging Grymstone in the Countie of Yorke, knight, Anthonie Stubbes of London, marchaunte, and John Johnes of London, marchaunte; Sir George Ellis of the cittie of Yorke, Knight, and one of his Majestys' Councell there and Christopher Brooke of Lincolnes Inne in the coutie of Middlesex, esquier

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 257-259

Release of actions, 19 June 1619 (Item 66)

English

Release of actions. Relates to a debt.

Parties: Thomas Thorne to Thomas Ellyott, gentleman 'my father in lawe'

Material: paper with watermark device of a pot, generally of French origin

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 260-261

Duplicate extracts from Letters Patent and Charter, 21 September 1620 (Item 67a-b)

English

Duplicate extracts from Letters Patent and Charter granted to Robert White made by William Beconsawe. Relates to 'Pannage and Herbage in New Forest'.

Parties: William Beconsawe 'who marryed the daughter and heire of William White Esq, son and heire of the aforesaid Robert White'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 262-264

Detailed Account, cJuly 1623 (Item 68)

English

Detailed Account. Entitled 'Charges layde out about the suite of Mr Thomas Elliott, senior, against Mr Lawrance, Mr Samwayes, Mr Reade and John Paige sithence Easter Terme anno domini 1622'.

Material: paper with watermark consisting of a group of circles with two supports similar to No. 526 in Churchill's watermarks

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.265-270

Acknowledgement of debt, 5 December 1623 (Item 69)

English

Acknowledgement of debt by form of Letters Patent. Relates to monies owed.

Parties: Thomas Thorne, late of Sheirborne in the County of Dorset 'wollendraper'; Thomas Elliot 'thelder' of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wiltes

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 271-272

Letter, nd (Item 70)

English

Letter to 'Sonne Thomas Eliot' listing papers delivered to Mr Paxton, and also money payments for various items.

Parties: Thomas Eliot, Mr Paxton, Thomas Thorne and his wife, Mr Nicholas

Material: paper with watermark of a hand or gauntlet

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 273-274

Transcript of court proceedings, 30 June 1626 (Item 71)

Latin

Transcript of court proceedings. Appears to relate to a fraudulent document.

Place: Because of the heading Yeovell Burgus, it is possible these proceedings took place in the Borough Court of Yeovil, otherwise it may be part of an action in the Court of Common Pleas

Parties: Thomas Thorne, John and Dorothy (Cade?), Joseph Sterr

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 275-78

Letters Patent, 30 June 1626 (Item 72)

Latin

Letters Patent. Relates to an action between two members of the Elliott family.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: too faded to deciper

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 279-280

Recovery, 13 June 1627 (Item 73)

Latin

Recovery. Relates to land at Sarum, Downton, Stratford, Laverstocke and Winterborne.

Place: given at Westminster

Parties: indecipherable

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 281-282

Release of Quitclaim, 1 July 1628 (Item 74)

English

Release of Quitclaim. Relates to property in New Sarum.

Parties: Thomas Elliott of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, gentleman, to Nicholas Elliott, brother of the said Thomas

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 283-285

Injunction, 23 June 1630 (Item 75)

English

Injunction by Party (a) to Parties (b). Relates to rent for a house in Oatermeale Rowe, Salisbury, leased from William Bulkly.

Parties: (a) The King by the Court of Wardes and Liveries (b) the tenants of the house, namely Thomas Elliott and John Elliott, his brother, a lunaticke

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.286-288

Injunction, 14 May 1635 (Item 76)

English

Injunction by Party (a) to Party (b). Relates to rent for a house in Oatermeale Rowe, Salisbury, leased from William Bulkly.

Parties: (a) The King, by the Court of Wards and Liveries (b) Thomas Elliott and his brother, John Elliott, a lunaticke

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.289-290

General

Material: paper with watermark of a vase or pot with initials ‘B.B.’ on it

Injunction of Court of Wards and Liveries, 18 February 1631 (Item 77)

English

Injunction of Court of Wards and Liveries. Relates to rent for a house in Oatermeale Rowe, Salisbury, leased from William Bulkly.

Parties: Bartholomew Tooke, Thomas Elliott and William Bulkly

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 291-292

Copy of Quitclaim, c1628 (Item 78)

English

Copy of Quitclaim. Relates to property of a deceased estate.

Parties: Edward Elliott, Thomas Abbot and Woolstan [also spelt Woolstann and Woolstone within the document] Abbot, ‘cosen germanes’, unto the Thomas Elliott of New Sarum in the county of Wilts; woollen draper’, lately deceased

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 293-295

Injunctions of the Court of Wards and Liveries, c1634 (Item 79)

English

Copy of three injunctions of the Court of Wards and Liveries (copies of items 75, 76 and 77)

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.296-297

Declaration of Account, Michaelmas 1637 - Michaelmas 1638 (Item 80)

Latin

Declaration of Account. Relates to property of John Elliot, lunatic, in the hands of the King.

Parties: Nicholas Elliott custodian of John Elliot, lunatic

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.298-299

General

Material: paper with watermark of a shield or medallion

Declaration of Account, Michaelmas 1639 - Michaelmas 1640 (Item 81)

Latin

Declaration of Account. Relates to goods and lands of John Elliot.

Parties: Bartholomew Tooke, esquire, and Nicholas Elliott custodian of John Elliot, lunatic

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 300-301

General

Material: paper with watermark of a shield or medallion

Letters of Administration, 27 May 1642 (Item 82)

Latin

Letters of Administration. Relates to the goods of John Ellyot, who died intestate.

Place: given at Salisbury

Parties: Alexander Hyde, sub-deacon St Marys, Salisbury; Nicholas Ellyot, citizen of New Sarum, gentleman, brother of John Ellyot, deceased

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 302-304

Bond, 11 January 1643 (Item 83)

Latin and English

Bond. For the sum of £10.

Parties: Thomas Ellyott, the younger, of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, gentleman, and Thomas Dawkins of Stratford in the aforesaid county, husbandman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 305-306

General

Material: paper with watermark of two pillars and grapes

Lease, 20 March 1648 (Item 84)

English

Lease. Relates to rental of a property in the ‘Burrough of Downton’.

Parties: Nicholas Elliott of Winterbourne Qarles in the County of Wilts, gent, and Emely his wife; Thomas Rodes of Downton in the said County of Wilts, basketmaker

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 307-310

Bond, 8 May 1651 (Item 85)

English

Bond. For the sum of ‘three score pounds of good and lawful money of England’.

Parties: Andrew Marden of Portsmouthe in the County of Southampton, carpenter; John Comfort of Portsmouth, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.311-312

Notes relating to estate management, 1652 (Item 86)

English

A page of notes relating to estate management. Refers to rents payable for properties in Downton and Weeke.

Parties: Elliot family. Names of people renting: – Thos Estman, Yare Curtis, widdow, Thos Rodes, Phillip South, John Randall, Richard Greye, Ambros Birch, George Higgons, Robert Carpenter and Symon Coward

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 313-314

Last Will and Testament, 14 April 1653 (Item 87)

English

Copy of last Will and Testament of Nathaniel Tucker. Relates to bequest of property in St Thomas Street, Portsmouth.

Parties: Nathaniel Tucker and Margaret, his wife, of Portsmouth in the County of Southampton

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 315-317

General

Material: paper with watermark of a Puritan Hat (exactly the same as No. 481 in W.A. Churchill, Watermarks in Paper, 1935)

Lease, 1 June 1653 (Item 88)

English

Lease. Relates to property in Arlington.

Parties: Richard Sackville of Bibury in the Countie of Gloucs, esquire, and Joyce, his wife; Thomas Sollis of Arlington in the said countie of Gloucs, mason

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 318-322

Notification of Final Concord, 23 October 1656 (Item 89)

English

Notification of Final Concord. Relates to the Manor of Boothlawe, otherwise Burlowe with appurtenances.

Place: given at the Court of Westminster

Parties: William Staniforth, plaintiff; Andrew Morewood, gent, and Anne, his wife, defociants

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 323-324

Indenture of Bargain and Sale, 1 September 1657 (Item 90)

English

Indenture of Bargain and Sale. Relates to property in Chipperstreet, New Sarum.

Parties: John Elliott of the city of New Sarum in the County of Wilts, sonne and heir of Nicholas Elliott late of the same citty, widdowe; late wife of the said Nicholas Elliott and mother of the said John; Thomas Elliott of the same citty, gent

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 325-328

Last Will and Testament, 14 May 1663 (Item 91)

English

Copy of the last Will and Testament dated 10 April 1663 of John Comfort. Relates to bequest of his property in ‘the Parish of Northwood in the Island of Weight’.

Parties: John Comfort of Portsmouth in the County of Southhampton, 'marchant'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 329-332

General

Material: paper with watermark of a Fleur de lys and crown

Letter, 17 May 1663 (Item 92)

English

Letter dated May 17th, 1663, Oxon. Relates to renewal of a lease.

Parties: Francis Parry to his 'cosen', John Elliott, of Winterbourne

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 333-334

General

Material: paper with watermark - probably of a hat, but somewhat obscured by the seal

Letters of Administration, 23 June 1664 (Item 93)

Latin

Letters of Administration. Relates to the goods and debts of Thomas Elliott.

Place: given at London

Parties: Gilbert, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Edward Elliott, cousin of Thomas Elliott, late of New Sarum, deceased

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 335-336

Quitclaim, 22 December 1669 (Item 94)

English

Quitclaim. Relates to release of debt.

Parties: Samuell Cusse of Long Streete in the parish of Endford in the County of Wiltes, gentleman. To John Hall, esquire, High Sheriffe of the county aforesaid and Thomas Box, Bayliffe

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 337-338

Quitclaim, 20 January 1670 (Item 95)

English

Quitclaim. Relates to release of debt.

Parties: Richard Gerrard of Seend in the parish of Melksham in the County of Wiltshire, gentleman, to Margaret Comford of Winterbourne Honner in the said county of Wiltes, widdow, her heirs and executors

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 339-340

General

Material: paper with watermark of a curved horn

Bond, 8 August 1672 (Item 96)

Latin and English

Bond. In the sum of £1000, to be paid to Nicholas Elliott as a marriage portion with…Elizabeth Tucker, daughter of Margaret Comfort.

Parties: Margaret Comfort of Winterbourne Honner in the County of Wiltes; Nicholas Elliott of Winterbourne Earles

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 341-342

Bond, 2 June 1684 (Item 97)

Latin and English

Bond. For monies to be repaid.

Parties: Nicholas Skeate of Winterbourne Dauntsey in the county of Wilts, yeoman, to George Parry of Lillington in the County of Dorset, gentleman

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 343-344

Letter of Attorney, 22 January 1704 (Item 98)

English

Letter of Attorney. Relates to the prebendary of the prebend of Winterborne Earles in the Cathedral Church of Sarum.

Parties: Edward Nicholas, esquare; Nicholas Elliott of Winterbourne in the County of Wilts, gent, and Henry Dampney of the same place, clerke, and John Elliot, son of the said Nicholas Elliott

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 345-347

Receipt, 27 January 1704 (Item 99)

English

Receipt. Relates to money from Edward Nicholas for adding a third life in the prebend or parsonage of Winterbourne Earles.

Parties: Edward Nicholas, esquire, to (?) Jas. Perry, George Hazewell

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 348-349

General

Material: paper with watermark of a shield device and words in capitals 'Elliston Basket'

Assignment of Mortgage, 21 October 1758 (Item 100)

English

Assignment of Mortgage. Relates to the White Swan Inn in the parish of St Peter of Mancroft, Norwich.

Parties: (1) Deborah Harcourt of the city of Norwich, widow and relict of Boys Harcourt, innholder, deceased (2) Jane Russell, late of the city of Norwich and now of the city of London, spinster (3) William Lovick, citizen and alderman of the city of Norwich

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 350-354

Assignment of Mortgage, 14 April 1764 (Item 101)

English

Assignment of Mortgage. Relates to the White Swan Inn in the parish of St Peter of Mancroft, Norwich.

Parties: (1) Deborah Harcourt of the city of Norwich, widow and relict of Boys Harcourt late of the same city, deceased (2) Samuel Cooper of the city of Norwich apothecary, executor named in the last will and testament of William Lovick, late citizen and alderman of the said city of Norwich, deceased and (3) Elizabeth Clarke of Weymondham in the county of Norfolk, widow

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 356-360

Appointment of Deputy Lieutenant, 20 April 1761 (Item 101a)

English

Appointment of Deputy Lieutenant. Relates to appointment of Nicholas Elliott as a Deputy-Lieutenant for the County of Wiltshire.

Parties: Henry, Earl of Pembroke, and Montgomery, Lord Herbert of Cardiff, Baron of Shurland, Lord Parr and Ross of Kendall, Lord Mermion and St Quintin, and Lord Fitz-hugh, and Lord-Lieutentant of his Majesty's County of Wilts, to Nicholas Elliott, esquire

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 361-362

Receipt, 12 May 1766 (Item 102)

English

Receipted bill for carpentry work carried out

Parties: Thomas Pr..cott (?Prascott, Prescott)

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 363-364

Exemplification of a recovery., 28 November 1780 (Item 102a)

English

Exemplification of a recovery. Relates to property of the Manor of Winterbourne, Sherborough.

Place: given at Westminster (George III)

Parties: Charles Millet, gentleman; John Blake, gentleman; Nicholas Elliott, esquire; and Thomas Francis, tenant

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 365-367

Letter, 17 February 1785 (Item 103)

English

Letter. From Nicholas Elliott to Henry Dench, Salisbury. Written from London 17 February 1785. Relates to a proposed marriage between Elliott and a Miss Powell and settlement of finances.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 368-370

General

Henry Bishop, Postmaster-General, invented the ‘Bishop mark’, the first postmark used on mail. This letter bears the Bishop mark, this type having come into use in c1773.

Letter, 20 August 1785 (Item 104)

English

Letter. From Mrs Jane Elliott to William Hussey, esq, and Henry Dench, esq. Re payment of £120 to her son, John Elliott.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 371-372

Letter, 28 November 1787 (Item 105)

English

Letter. From N. Elliott to Henry Dench, esquire, Salisbury, Wilt. Written from Matlock, Old Bath, Derbyshire on 28 November 1787. Provides an account of his travels.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 373-374

General

Of note: includes Bishop hand stamp which was in use from 1 May 1787 to 1791 as a morning duty stamp at the General Post Office, London.

Grant, 18 June 1793 (Item 106)

English

Grant. Refers to rent and monies to be paid for public performances at the Drury Lane Theatre Royal. The term of the grant is for 103 years from 25 December 1791. The indenture has an etching of Drury Lane Theatre at the top edge.

Parties: (1) Albany Wallis of Norfolk Street in the parish of St Clement Danes in the county of Middlesex, esquire; Richard Ford of the Inner Temple, London, esquire; and Thomas Hammersley of Pall-Mall in the said county of Middlesex, esquire (2) William Siddons of Great Marlborough Street in the county of Middlesex, esquire.

Names on indenture: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Linley, Thomas Westley, Joseph Richardson, Mathew Smith (surviving executor of the last will and testament of James Clutterback, deceased), Richard Troward, James Ford, Jacob Franco and Francis Franco (the only surviving acting executors of the last will and testament of Raphael Franco), William Morland, Thomas Hammersley, Charles Greenwood, William Sleigh, Thomas Skinner, Robert Wilkes, Harvey Christian Combe, George Shum, John Currie, Nathaniel Newnham, Nathaniel Wright, Albany Wallis, and Richard Ford.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.375-376

Grant of Administration, 2 June 1802 (Item 107)

English

Grant of Administration.

Relates to the administration of the estate of George Loder who died intestate.

Place: given at Sarum

Parties: Thomas Stockwell, Batchelor in Divinity, sub-dean of the Cathedral Church of Sarum; Arabella Loder, widow, relict and next of kin of George Loder, late of the city of New Sarum in the county of Wilts.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 381-383

Receipt, 26 March 1803 (Item 108)

English

Receipt for premium paid for insurance against loss and damage by fire. Relates to Policy No. 31330 for £1500.

Parties: Jos. Tanner; Nathl Barton; Tho Roles, agent of the Wiltshire and Western Assurance Society or Salamander Fire Office.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 384-385

Notice, Jan 1816 (Item 109)

English

Notice. To J. Tanner, esquire, to attend the Council House in the city of New Sarum on 15 Jan 1816 for the general Sessions of the Peace.

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.386-387

Receipt, 27 March 1819 (Item 110)

English

Receipt for a Policy of Insurance against loss or damage by fire. Relates to a policy for property at Alderbury.

Parties: Thomas Roles, agent of the Salamander Fire Office Society; Joseph Tanner, esquire

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp. 388-389

Label, mid 19th century (?) (Item 111)

English

This document appears to be a label which at one time was placed with the Elliott documents. It is written in pencil and reads 'sundry interesting bills and a/cs. Letters etc Mr Rich. Elliott's marriage to Miss Powell and Miss Elliott's marriage to Mr Templeman; John Comfort's will 1660.'

See also Series 4, Barbara Ross, Guide to the Nan Kivell Calligraphy Collection [Canberra: NLA] 1985, pp.390-391

Fragment of French mensural manuscript, late 14th century (Item 1)

Thought to be from a Choirbook used in the Chapel Royal of Henry VI

French mensural script using some red notation and containing a Cantus 2 and Contratenor of one 4pt Mass and the Superius of a 3pt Mass

Fragment from a mensural manuscript, 16th century (Item 2)

Possibly English

Tenores of two motets are partly preserved, one liturgical, and one from a poetical source, possibly a sequence

Bifolio from a fully notated Breviary, late 11th - early12th century (Item 3)

Possibly English

Contains Antiphons, Responsories, and an Invitatory for the Feasts in Exultation of the Holy Cross, St Maurice and his companions, S. Cosmas and Damian and the Dedication of S. Michael

Neumatic notation

Fragmentary bifolio from a notated Breviary, 13th century (Item 4)

From northern France or England

Contains Antiphons and Responsories for Matins for the Third and Fourth weeks after Easter

Note: one centre bifolio missing

Bifolio from an Antiphonal, 13th century (Item 5)

Probably of Sarum use

Contains portions of the Office of the Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, and for the First Sunday in Quadragesima

Note: two centre bifolios missing

Single sheet from an Antiphonal, 13th century (Item 6)

Probably of Sarum Use

Contains Antiphons, Responsories, and an Invitatory for the Third Week and the Fourth Sunday in Quadragesima

Sheet from a notated Breviary, 13th century (Item 7)

Possibily of Sarum use

Contains parts of the Offices for Mary Magdalene, St Apollinaris, St Christina and St James the Apostle

Two disparate sheets from the same Gradual or Missal, 13th-14th century (Item 8-9)

Probably of Sarum use

Contains troped Kyries and Marian Alleluias

Two separate sheets from the one gathering of the same notated Breviary, 13th-14th century (Item 10-11)

Probably of Sarum use

Contains Responsories and Antiphons for the Offices of Martyrs and Confessors

Sheet from a notated Breviary, 14th century (Item 12)

Unknown provenance

Contains Responsories for the First Nocturn from the Office of the Dead

Sheet from a Service Book, late 14th-15th century (Item 13)

German or Eastern provenance

Contains on one side Hymns for the Daily Office of Terce, Sext and None, and on the other side the Sequence Dies Ire, Dies Illa from the Mass of the Dead, which appears to be a later addition.

Fragmentary bifolio from a Missal, 15th century (Item 14)

Unknown provenance

Contains musical notation for part of the Gospel of the Triumphant Entry, after the blessing of the Palms in the Mass for Palm Sunday, and the Gospel for Easter Monday

Bifolium from centre gathering of a Breviary, late 15th century (Item 15)

Unknown provenance

Psalms and some antiphons from part of the Second and all of the Third Nocturns from Matins for the Office of the Dead.

Fragment from a Missal, 10th century (Item 16)

Unknown provenance

Contains the Lesson from the second Sunday in Quadragesima, a Gradual, and Readings from the Monday of the Second week in Quadragesima

English Caroline miniscule with neumatic notation

Script has some insular echoes from the early period - form of litterae notabiliores eg can be seen in the letters 'h', 'n', and 'd'

Religious text, 13th century (Item 1-2)

Origin: Probably English with Italian influence

Content: The summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas - Chapter 14 (or 114 - not clear which)

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda with some cursiva anglicana features in the marginal hands

Date: Post 1220-40 (script is below top line)

Decoration: Guide letters for initials in margins, left by scribe to instruct artist what letter to paint

Extent: 2 contiguous bifolia

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Canon Law, first quarter of the 13th century, possibly as early as 1200 (Item 3)

Date: Script is above top line, so pre 1220 in Italy

Origin: Italian

Content: Text is the Decretals of Pope Innocent III (as stated by early modern hand in pencil at head and in rubric). Early example of the offices of Deacons and Canons.

Marginal hand: c1300 in Latin - indexing /summarising the penalties set out on the leaf

Script: Italian gothic rotunda with Italian glossularis features. Trailing final ‘S’ of Italian littera glossularis but lacks the compression associated with Bologna

Decoration: Flourished puzzle initials

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: First generation

Note: This item is contiguous with item 4

Canon Law, first quarter of the 13th century, possibly as early as 1200 (Item 4)

Content: Incipit - ‘Incipiunt decretales domini Innocenti papae iii…’

Extent: 1 leaf

Note: This item is contiguous with item 3

Religious text, 15th century (Item 5)

Origin: English

Content: Text deals with melancholy and the humours, possibly medical but could be a spiritual treatise

Script: 'Secretary cursive' but with Anglicana letter-forms intruding

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Canon Law, early 13th century (Item 6)

Origin: Italian – Bologna(?)

Content: Fragment from a Canon Law manuscript - possibly 'Digests of Justinian'. Book 'I', chapter 'XXXIX'

Script: Annotations by 15th-century Italian hand and a French secretary script - note ‘Prato’

Gloss: in Greek (17th century?)

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Top right sixth only extant

Religious commentary, 13th century (Item 7)

Origin: English

Content: Allegories of Master Petrrus Comestor, commenting on the Old Testament. Incipit - ‘Incipit allegorie magistri Petri Comestoris...’

Script: Hand of title at top = English, early 14th century

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Literary text, Early 12th century, c1100 (Item 8)

Origin: English (see notes below re script)

Content: Anselm of Canterbury, “Cur deus homo”

Script: Written in a small, efficient English Caroline minuscule (pointed ‘a’ and use of tironian notae reinforcing English -or elsewhere in the islands, origins

Extent: 1 leaf

Other details: Used as a pastedown. Possibly an early and potentially important copy of this text.

Religious commentary, early 14th century, c1400 (Item 9)

Origin: Italian

Content: mentions Jericho, crossing the Jordan, and Moses. Also talks about mountains that occur in the bible. Possibly a 'spectrum historial'.

Rubric: mentions Giovanni Boccaccio, and this is probably therefore his ‘Liber de Montibus’

Script: Italian Gothic rotunda. Foliate initial ‘S’ has the fleshy acanthus of Bolognese illumination, but the script lacks the lateral compression of script from Bologna university production orbit.

Decoration: Column picture - landscape depicting mountains and an orchard - very degraded

Extent: 1 leaf

Other details: This would have been a very fine copy for a wealthy patron. Used as a pastedown and gum has discoloured and distorted the fragment

Canon Law, early 14th century (Item 10-11)

Content/script: Canon law with wrap round commentary and later annotations. Possibly Avignon as lacks Bolognese compression of script and the glossularis script for commentary looks French

Extent: 4 leaves

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Religious commentary, c1300 (Item 12)

Origin: Italian

Content: Joachim's commentary on the bible for preachers. Text at top in 16th century cursive hand (dated 1555): 'Speratur barbar ponitis… fol [folio] 88 in Joachim preacher'. Possibly Joachim of Fiore.

Script: Nice gilded, flourished initials. Midway down back, between column, are pen trials and 'Rich[ard]' in English 16th century hand.

Extent: 2 contiguous bifolia

Other detail: Notation indicates that there were originally 88 folios

Religious text, c1400 (Item 13)

Origin: Germany or Netherlands [?]

Content: Fragment from a Breviary

Script: Gothic textualis semi-quadrata

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as limp vellum binding with 23679 written horizontally on spine, 18th-19th century (‘7’ is uncrossed so perhaps used in England)

Religious commentary, late 13th century (Item 14)

Origin: Italian - Bologna

Content: 'Alphabetised distinctions' - list of themes and where they occur in the Bible. For use by a preacher.

Script: AS glossularis; also crossed Tironian

Extent: 2 bifolia

Other detail: Labelled as 'No. 9' in the 18th century

Religious text, 15th century (Item 15)

Content: Probably a fragment from a Service Book. Includes musical notation at bottom of one page. One side of the leaf is manuscript, Italian centre with Germanic influence (c15th century). The other and possibly more important side was printed in Northern Italy - could be Venice or Mantua (final quarter of the 15th century). Passion of Christ from Luke.

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Label pasted on one side: '1639-1643' - possibly indicates fragment used as the outer cover of a year book (?) in Germany or Netherlands(?)

Treatise on medicine/health, 12th or 13th century (Item 16)

Origin: Italian

Content: Leaf from a treatise on medicine / health, perhaps the Regimen Salernitanum (also known as the lilium medicine), a 12th or 13th-century work from the university of Salerno in southern Italy, where this may be from, stylistically.

Script: Rotunda italiana with some compression of the sort associated with university production

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Legal text, 1439 (Item 17)

Content: Edition of Epistles. Book of letters by Doctors of Law from the University of Heidelberg.

Colophon 1: 'This copy 12 November 1439'

Colophon 2: 'This book is by me Johannes Wildenhertz de Fritzlaria'. Transcribed and put together by him in book form in 1453

Extent: 1 leaf

Date: taken from the year the letters were written

Other detail: Watermark - 'Tete du Boef’. Possible link with item 63 by name of owner, ‘Johannes’

Religious commentary, early 13th century (Item 18-19)

Origin: English

Content: New Testament or Gospel book commentary (one passage discusses Tarsus). In the same hand - notes of chapters mentioning Tarsus in margins.

Script: Has skeletal initials plus English cursive features, early 13th century

Extent: 2 leaves

Other details: Two separate leaves from the same book - one page from Book ‘XX’ and the other from Book ‘XIX'. Probably used as an outer wrapper, as turn ins clean and outside dark. Top portion only extant.

Religious text, second half 12th century (Item 20)

Origin: Northern France (uncrossed Tironians)

Content: Devotional text - from a work that instructs on how to pray

Script: French protogothic textualis and notularis in margins

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, 1160-1170 (Item 21)

Origin: English

Content: From a large monastic volume - St Augustine's commentary on the psalms, here on Psalm 138

Script: Protogothic textualis. English - serifs to the feet, ampersands and skeletal strokes but stylistically not Southeast England

Decoration: Would have had good foliate initials, of which part of one in green remains

Extent: 1 bifolium

Other details: Fragment from would have been a particularly large, fine volume. Bottom one third only extant.

Religious commentary, c1300 (Item 22)

Origin: French (?)

Content: Thomas Aquinas, ‘Scriptum super Sententiis’ (lib. 2 d. 5-8). Book II - speaks of Lucifer and the torments of Hell

Script: One marginal note in an English cursiva anglicana, 14th century

Decoration: Guide letters instructing artist re initials

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, first quarter 13th century (Item 23)

Content: From the Pauline Epistles. Probably from an early example of a pocket Bible.

Script: contemporary English cursive

Extent: 1 leaf

Other details: Very heavily annotated - possibly belonged to a student. Top half only extant.

Religious text, c1500 (Item 24)

Origin: French with Italian influence

Content: Fragment from a Missal

Script: Formal bastard secretary hand; very spacious script, with a curious ‘g’, possibly Iberian or Swiss (?)

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: one quarter only extant

Literary text, 13th century (Item 25)

Origin: French

Content: Probably from a University text. Not biblical or devotional - possibly encyclopaedic, but not arranged in that form.

Script: Annotated by French Secretary hand in 15th - 16th century

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, second half 13th century (Item 26)

Origin: French

Content : Fragment from a pocket Bible – Book ‘II’

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Metal point rulings

Literary text, late 14th century (Item 27)

Origin: French - Toulouse/Avignon(?)

Content: Herbal Compendium 'Tequinas Sanitatus(?)'

Script: Lots of French secretary features but has Papal Chancery features too, with elongated ascenders on first line

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as limp vellum binding

Legal text, c1300 (Item 28)

Content: Listing - relates to penalties in Civil Law rather than Canon Law

Script: English bastard anglicana hand, with 15th-century English secretary hand annotating in upper margin

Extent: 1 leaf

Legal text, Early 14th century (Item 29)

Content: English Statutes of the Realm, relating to Assizes

Extent: 1 leaf

Other details: On one side are numerous late 15th or 16th-century pen trials including a school exercise in which the student, one Susanna Kymbis (?), writes out many times (incorrectly) 'equore cum gelido zepherus' , a quote from Virgil used in English grammar school teaching and advocated by writing masters of that time. Of interest is the fact that it is written by a girl. Other hands practising script here include Thomas Carent, and a Carent has also written a beautiful calligraphic phrase on the recto 'A plus bele mon coeur vous avez. Carent' (most beautiful one, you have my heart. Carent'. Perhaps they were in schoolroom or tutored at home together. A Nicholas Carent was Dean of Wells, 1446-67, so could possibly be his descendent.

Legal text, c1300 (Item 30)

Origin: Italian

Content: Labelled 'English customs and habits'. Possibly Canon law.

Script: Italian rotunda

Annotation: 16th-century pen trials, those on back saying that whoever can read this book can own it

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as a limp vellum cover and badly degraded

Religious commentary, late 15th / early 16th century (Item 31)

Origin: English – probably London

Content: Notes - compare chronologies of different religious orders (Dominicans, Franciscans etc) and devotion to St Erkenwald, Patron Saint of Eyesight (London dedication)

Script: English hand writing in French secretary hand

Extent: 1 leaf

Literary text, early 14th century (Item 32)

Origin: English

Content: Notes on a flyleaf relate to human emotions and transgressions and categorise informally. Categories/keywords are probably taken from a text. Informal style - possibly university lecture notes.

Script: Cursive hand

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, early 13th century (Item 33)

Origin: English

Content: Glossed study bible

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda and glossularis

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as a pastedown

Religious text, second half 13th century (Item 34)

Origin: Northern France/Netherlands

Content: Fragment from a Missal

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, second half 13th century (Item 35)

Origin: Possibly Netherlands or perhaps Iberia as script widely spaced and has areference to ‘Tecla’

Content: Fragment from a Missal. The following saints are mentioned in the text – Lambert, Euphemia, Lucy, Tecla, and Maur

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, early 16th century (Item 36)

Content: Sacramentary. Mostly in Latin, but the responses are in English eg 'With this ring I thee wed...'

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Possibly one column only from a full page (?). Printed text.

Payment register, c1500 (Item 37)

Origin: French

Content: Fragment from a register of some kind - talks of payments

Extent: 1 bifolium

Other detail: Written in French. Top quarter only extant.

Religious commentary, nd (Item 38)

Content: Annotated flyleaf fragment. Incipit speculum missae (hugonis cardinalis) a) de armis sacerdotalibus b) innocentii III de sacrosancto altaris officio liber=begins to be a mirror of the Mass (hugonis cardinalis) a) concerning the arms of priests b) the duty of the altar of the sacred and holy book of the Innocent III

Provenance: Crest of a lion rampant. Annotated ‘Sir T.P. Middle Hill, 534’. Most likely from the library of Sir Thomas Phillips of Middle Hill, Worcestershire.

Extent: 1 leaf

Text, second half 14th century (Item 39-40)

Origin: English

Content: Prognostications (ie predictions) in Latin

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Extent: 2 leaves

Canon Law, c1300 (Item 41)

Origin: Northern European copy of a Bologna manuscript

Content: Text on Canon Law

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Poorly written - unfinished - back blank and spaces left for decoration. Possibly the work of a novice scribe or a northern European trying to copy an Italian manuscript.

Religious commentary, late 12th century (Item 42)

Content: Commentaries of the nature of the Trinity - Book ‘I’

Rubric: Unusual rubrics in margin that include references eg to Augustine

Script: Protogothic textualis

Extent: 1 large bifolium

Other details: Line rulings. Evidence of pricking/sewing/binding holes/marks.

Canon Law, c1300 (Item 43)

Origin: Italian – Bologna

Content: Text on Canon Law

Extent: 1 leaf

Note: Items 76-79 and 89-90 may be from the same work – have the same glossing hand

Canon Law, 13th century (Item 44)

Content: Glossed 'Liber Causae' - commentary on Canon Law

Script: Gothic rotunda and glossularis

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious commentary, 14th - 15th century (Item 45)

Origin: English

Content: Notes relating to the writings of Thomas Aquinus (summae?)

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious commentary, 15th century (Item 46-47)

Origin: German

Content: Notes on the Calendar - order of the months, star signs, feast days etc. Reference to St Ethelburga

Extent: 2 leaves

Canon Law, late 15th century (Item 48)

Origin: English

Content: Text on Canon Law – ‘Computus' tables for working out dates of moveable Feast Days eg Easter

Extent: 1 leaf

Canon Law, c1300 (Item 49-56)

Origin: Italian

Content: Text on Canon Law

Script: Annotated by French hand in the early 14th century

Extent: 10 leaves

Other detail: Items 49-50 used as wrap around cover in the 17th century for a work entitled 'Privileges of Castro ad….'

Canon Law, 13th century (Item 57)

Origin: English

Content: Text on Canon Law. Digests - legal texts - either Justinian or Gratian. Book ‘XI’

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious tables, 14th -15th century (Item 58)

Origin: English

Content: Text on Canon Law. 'Computus' - tables for working out dates of moveable Feast Days eg Easter

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious commentary, 13th century (Item 59)

Origin: French

Content: Treatise on the four Gospels

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Used as an external wrapping for documents relating to the estate of Cornelius [Menoti or Mendtius?] in the 16th century, in French, may mention Paris

Text, early 14th century (Item 60)

Origin: English

Content: Unusual and unknown. Pencil inscription on mount (modern) says phrasebook, and German, both of which are incorrect

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Extent: 2 leaves

Other detail: English (Latin) in a style of script used in documents, but also for lower grade books from late 13th century onwards - the fashions in documentary script changed rapidly to ensure authenticity and so this can be dated closely to first quarter 14th century.

Legal text, second half 13th century (Item 61)

Origin: English

Content: Legal digests

Extent: 1 leaf

Civil law text, second half 13th century (Item 62)

Origin: English

Content: Text on Civil Law with wrap around commentary

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda

Extent: 1 leaf

Text, first half 14th century (Item 63)

Origin: English

Content: Thomas Aquinas – summae

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Provenance: Annotated: 'Johannes owns me' and ‘Jo W’

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Possible link with item 17 by name of owner, ‘Johannes’

Canon Law, c1300 (Item 64-65)

Origin: Italian – Bologna

Content: Text on Canon Law

Script: Italian littera bononiensis

Extent: 2 leaves

Other detail: Contains multiple examples of manicula (pointing hand symbol)

Religious text, c1200 (Item 66-67)

Origin: Northern France or, more likely, Germany

Content: Fragment from a Breviary

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda but with old fashioned Caroline minuscule features so possibly German

Extent: 2 leaves

Religious text, late 13th century (Item 68-69)

Origin: Northern France or Netherlands

Content: Fragment from a Missal

Extent: 2 bifolia

Other details: Evidence of pricking/sewing/binding holes/marks, especially item 68. Annotations on item 69

Religious text, second half 14th century (Item 70)

Origin: English

Content: Flyleaf from a volume containing with prayers and notes on the Divine Office, including instructions for priest's speaking parts

Script: Cursiva anglicana

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Evidence of repair work

Religious text, 15th century (Item 71)

Origin: English, or perhaps German

Content: Preaching notes (?)

Script: Perhaps a German cursive with cursiva anglicana and secretary features

Extent: 1.5 leaves

Note: Item 108 is from the same work

Legal text, second quarter 14th century (Item 72-73)

Origin: English

Content: Legal tract

Extent: 2 leaves

Other details: A 15th-16th-century hand has written ‘Wood’ between the columns. Good example of a manuscript incorporating text abbreviations

Literary text, early 14th century (Item 74)

Origin: English

Content: Text on natural history - talks of qualities of silver and the sun

Script: textualis rotunda with some anglicana features

Extent: 1 leaf

Unidentified notes, first half of the 13th century (Item 75)

Origin: English/Northern France (Oxford or Paris?)

Content: Unusual - not a formal text - possibly University lecture notes?

Script: Gothic littera glossularis

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Has red intercolumnar divisions

Canon Law, 13th century (Item 76-79)

Origin: Italian - Bologna

Content: Text on Canon law

Extent: 4 leaves

Other details: Item 78 is annotated by a 14th-century Italian hand; presence of little runover symbols to show where blank end of a line carries runover text from line above or below; a large red initial ‘P’ has been infilled in at a later date with a small figure with breasts; manicula (pointing hand symbol); some text obscured by pastedown residues

Note: From the same work as items 89-90. Item 43 may also be from the same work – has the same glossing hand

Canon Law, 13 century (Item 80)

Origin: Italian - Bologna

Content: Text on Canon Law. Annotated by a French hand (?)

Script: Italian littera bononiensis

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, 14th century (Item 81-82)

Origin: English, possibly York

Content: Calendar from a Psalter or Book of Hours of York Use and probable York manufacture. Calendar for July-August on this fragment. Saints mentioned are Wilfrid of York, Wulfram, Cuthbert, Oswald, and Radegunde.

Provenance: Evidence of ownership by the Musgrave family of Edenhall, Cumbria. Contains obits for the Musgrave family - Sir Thomas Musgrave d 1409, Hartley (Yorkshire), and Sir Richard Musgrave d 1555 and buried at ‘Edenhal’.

Script: Gothic textualis semi-quadrata

Extent: 2 leaves

Other detail: Annotation makes mention of the Coronation of James 1 on 24 July 1602

Religious text, second half 13th century (Item 83)

Origin: French

Content: Study bible - Book of Kings

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, 14th century (Item 84)

Origin: English

Content: Fragment from a Breviary

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda

Decoration: Nice pen flourishing with blue letters with red flourishing and gold with grey/blue flourishing

Extent: 1 leaf

Religious text, mid-13th century (Item 85-86)

Origin: French

Content: Study Bible - Book of Judith

Script: Nice example of litterae florissae

Extent: 2 leaves

Other detail: Only half of each leaf extant

Legal text, c1300 (Item 87)

Origin: English

Content: Secular text - mentions statutes

Script: Bastard anglicana

Extent: 1 bifolium

Other detail: Date 1300 or 1366 written in margin. Unusual small 'squat' format book.

Religious commentary, 15th century (Item 88)

Origin: German

Content: Text on role of confessor

Extent: 1 large bifolium

Other details: Written on paper. Two-thirds only extant. Very degraded.

Canon Law, c1300 (Item 89-90)

Origin: Italian - Bologna

Content: Text on Canon Law

Script: Italian littera bononiensis

Decoration: one leaf has nice little face added inside an initial by the 14th-century Italian glossing hand; Monk's/scribe's head highlighting one of the annotations

Extent: 2 leaves

Other detail: Manicula (pointing hand symbol)

Note: From the same work as items 76-79. Item 43 may also be from the same work.

Religious commentary, 13th century (Item 91-95)

Origin: English

Content: Biblical commentary (?) on Peter Lombard (major theologian and Bishop of Paris). Heavily and informally annotated in metalpoint. Book ‘I’.

Script: Gothic textualis rotunda

Extent: 5 leaves

Other detail: Evidence of heavy use

Legal commentary, second half 14th century (Item 96-99)

Origin: English

Content: Legal commentary (?). Difficult to identify specifically. Text talks about abuses in the abstract rather than particular cases. Heavily abbreviated and therefore most likely a working copy.

Script: Cursiva anglicana (English cursive documentary script); with extended pen flourishes and elongated ascenders on upper line, emulating charter practice

Extent: 7 leaves

Other detail: No decoration, no rubrics, unfinished - places left for initials

Religious text, c1400 (Item 100-105)

Origin: English

Content: Probably fragment from a Book of Hours. Prayers to the Virgin - the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin.Script: Litterae notabiliores touched in yellow (small letters, the equivalents of capitals following full stops).

Decoration: Ruling in red indicates high status; one leaf has illuminated minor initial trimmed off on stub.

Extent: 5 leaves

Religious text, 14--? (Item 106-107)

Origin: Italian

Content: Fragments from a dismembered volume of Psalms and Passion readings written out by the Neapolitan scribe Pietro Ursuleo of Capua and containing his signature.

Provenance: The parent manuscript was broken up in the early twentieth century, and was possibly from the library of John Boykett Jarman, sold in his Sotheby’s sale, 13 June 1864 (lot 161). References see Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 89; and Reed Early Bibles no. 48.

Script: Italian Humanistic Book Script (?)

Colophon: Laus XPO (Christo) vivo iesu. (translation = Praise be to Christ the life of Jesus); Petrus Ursuleus scripsit (ie Petrus Ursuleus wrote this)

Extent: 2 leaves

Other details: Ursuleo’s hand confirmed by Dr Albinia de la Mare from the Bodleian Library. Ursuleo was a priest and Bishop of Satriano, near Naples, from 1474 to 1483. He was nominated on his deathbed to the archbishopric of San Severina, and was active as a scribe from at least 1448.

Related Materials

Possible leaves from the same work held variously by the Bodleian Library, University of Southern California Library (1 p., RBSC 68), Dunedin Public Libraries (4 leaves, RMM FRAGMENTS 26, 32), Huis Bergh Castle, Holland; and University of Vermont M. Manion et al., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand collections (1989) pp.100-101 no.89 and fig.164.

On 10 May 2014 Peter Kidd, a former curator of medieval and renaissance manuscripts at the Bodleian and British Libraries, identified the following additions to the Manion et al. list of holdings: Pss.46:10-48:8 (Huis Bergh); Pss.53:3-54:15 (V and A Museum, 154-1936); Pss.58:11-59:10 (Occidental College); Pss.59:10-61:9 (formerly Sotheby's, 3 July 1984, part of lot 8; bought by Maggs); Pss.97:1-98:7 (Olim Maggs; see below); Pss.118:90-115 (V and A Museum, 153-1936); Pss.119:7-122:4 (University of Vermont Libraries [Added 23 May 2014]); Litany, single leaf witten in two columns including Eleucadius, Gaudentius, Mercuralis, and Paternianus (formerly Sotheby's, 3 July 1984, part of lot 8; bought by Maggs); Matthew 26:61-68 (Sotheby's, 8 December 2009, lot 4(a)) [Edit 19 May 2014: This leaf is now at the Rare Book School, Charlottesville, Virginia]; Pss.[to be verified] (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Lat. liturg. e. 46; bought from Maggs, Bulletin 10 no.21a)

'A Leaf of Pietro Ursuleo's Psalter-Passion Sequences in Eagle Rock'; article in Medieval Manuscripts Provenance

Religious text, 15th century (Item 108)

Origin: English

Content: Preaching notes (?)

Script: Perhaps a German cursive with cursiva anglicana and secretary features

Extent: 1 leaf

Other detail: Bottom two-thirds only extant

Note: Item 71 is from the same work