An anthology of Chancery English

Title

An anthology of Chancery English

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Anonymous

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Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press

1984

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Contents

• Early Date?C81/1326/36Signet of Henry V (exemplar)
• 1417C81/1364/34Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/36Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/37Signet of Henry V (damaged)
• 1417SC1/43/157Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/38Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/39Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/40Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1364/41Signet of Henry V
• 1417C81/1542/9Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/42Signet of Henry V (right side torn off)
• 1418C81/1364/43Signet of Henry V (damaged)
• 1418C81/1364/44Signet of Henry V (left side missing)
• 1418Cotton Vesp. C. XII. fol. 155Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/45Signet of Henry V
• 1418SC1/43/158Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/47Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/46Signet of Henry V (Right side missing)
• 1418C81/1364/48Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/49Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/50Signet of Henry V (right margin missing)
• 1418C81/1364/51Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/52Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/53Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/54Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/55Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/56Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/58Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/57Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/59Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/60Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/61Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/62Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/63Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/64Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/65Signet of Henry V (rubbed)
• 1418C81/1364/66Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/67Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/68Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/69 Petition from St. Mary Graces
• 1418C81/1364/70Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/71Signet of Henry V
• 1418Cotton Galba B.I. fol. 164Signet of Henry
• 1418C81/1364/72Signet of Henry V
• 1418C81/1364/73Signet of Henry V
• 1418Cotton Julius B. VI. fol. 97:35Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1366/8Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1364/74Signet of Henry V
• 1419C/81/1366/10Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1366/5Signet of Henry V
• 1419SC1/43/162Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1366/9Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1366/15Signet of Henry V (Right corner missing, approximately one fifth of the first four lines)
• 1419C81/1366/6Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/1Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/2Signet of Henry V
• 1419Cotton Galba B.I fol. 157Signet of Henry
• 1419C81/1365/4Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/3Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1366/13Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/5Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/6Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/7Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/8Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/9Signet of Henry V
• 1419E28/33/5Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/10Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/11Signet of Henry V
• 1419Cotton Vesp. F. I. fol. 104Signet of Henry V
• 1417Cotton Vesp. F. III. fol. 8.Autograph draft by Henry V?
• 1420E28/33/13Signet of Henry V
• 1419C81/1365/12Signet of Henry V
• 1420-21SC1/43/160Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/13Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1366/1Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/15Signet of Henry V
• 1420SC1/43/161Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/16Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/17Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/18Signet of Henry V
• [Date missing]C54/270/m17dSignet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/19Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/20Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/21Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/22Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/23Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1543/21Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/24Signet of Henry V
• 1420C81/1365/26Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/28Signet of Henry V (right side torn)
• 1421C81/1365/29Signet of Henry V (right margin torn)
• 1421C81/1365/30Signet of Henry V (top torn)
• 1421SC1/43/159Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/31Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/32Signet of Henry V
• 1421E101/188/10/2Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/33Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/25Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/27Signet of Henry V
• 1421C81/1365/34Signet of Henry V (torn)
• 1422C81/1365/35Signet of Henry V
• 1422C81/1365/36Signet of Henry V
• 1422C81/1365/37Signet of Henry V
• 1422E101/188/10/1Signet of Henry V
• 1422C81/1366/12Signet of Henry V
• 1434E28/55/1Signet (Initialed)R h
• 1440E28/63/5Signet or Privy Seal (draft)
• 1452 SC1/43/184Signet (Initialed) R h
• 1455SC1/43/182Signet (right margin torn off)
• c1408E28/29Letter of Thomas Fry, Clerk of the Privy Seal (right side torn off)
• After 1415E28/37/105Letter of William Soper, Clerk of the Exchequer, to the Chancellor
• After 1417Cotton Vesp. F.XIII. fol.71Letter of Thomas Longley , Bishop of Durham, Chancellor, possibly to Henry V.
• 1420SC1/43/192Letter, possibly of Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, to Henry V
• 1420SC1/51/118Petition of John Cappe
• 1421E28/35/13-14Privy Seal: Council Business
• 1427Cleopatra F IV fol.3Privy Council Minute Book
• 1423E28/41/75:105Privy Seal: for the King, to John, Duke of Bedford
• 1423E28/39Petition of Janyn Cassons
• 1423E28/40/18Petition of Maud Fosbroke, drynurse (first of three versions)
• 1423E28/40/19Petition of Margaret Brothnam (second version)
• 1423E28/40/20Petition of Joan Asteley (third version)
• 1424Cleopatra F IV fol. 17v-18rPrivy Council Minute Book
• 1429E28/50/9Petition of William Pope, royal retainer (right side faded)
• 1430E28/51/69Petition on behalf of the retainers of the Earl of Ormond (right side torn off)
• 1432-36SC1/44/8Letter of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, to the Chancellor
• 1423-50C81/1715/39Letter of Richard, Duke of York, to the Chancellor
• After 1432SC1/44/12Letter of Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, to the Chancellor
• After 1432C1/12/179Petition of Richard Selby, possibly Clerk of Chancery
• 1435SC1/44/45Letter of Richard, Duke of York, possibly to John Frank, Master of Rolls
• 1435E28/56/1Privy Seal: Summons to Parliament (draft with titles of recipients attached)
• 1436E28/56/28Privy Seal: Council Business
• 1436E28/57APrivy Seal: Summons to Arms (first of three versions)
• 1436E28/57BPrivy Seal: Summons to Arms (second version, badly damaged, in a smaller hand than A)
• 1436E28/57CPrivy Seal: Summons to Arms (third version)
• 1436E/28/56/40Privy Seal: Instructions to Sir John Stokes and other Ambassadors (draft)
• 1436E28/57D/23Privy Seal: Commission to Richard, Duke of York(corrected draft)
• 1436E28/57/28Privy Seal: Confirmation of a Commission (corrected)
• 1436E28/58/15Petition of John Stok, royal retainer (Initialed) R h nous avons graunte
• 1437E28/58/62Privy Seal: Petition of William Soper, Clerk of the Exchequer
• 1437E28/59/21Petition of Thomas Frank, Clerk of the Privy Seal (Initialed) R h
• 1437E28/58/4Petition of William Walysby, Treasurer to Queen Katherine (Initialed) R h nous auouns graunte
• 1437C49/22/18Deposition signed by Adam Moleyns
• 1438E28/62/10Petition of John Croke, Clerk of the Exchequer (Initialed) R
• 1438E28/60/59Petition of John Tiptoft. Adam Moleyns' note at the end.
• 1438E28/60/47Petition to the Council concerning the Ship Maryknight. Moleyns' notation at the end.
• 1438E28/62/10/40Petition for Clarehall, Cambridge, to take over Godshouse Grammar School (right end water damaged)
• 1438E28/61CPetition of Thomas Colland, Oxford Scholar (Superscript notation of grant; non-Chancery secretary hand)
• 1438E28/61/3Royal Warrant, written by Adam Moleyns (Initialed) R
• 1439E28/63/42Petition of Richard, Earl of Salisbury (Initialed) R
• 1439E28/59/74Royal Warrant written by Adam Moleyns
• 1440E28/65/27:4Privy Seal: Royal Grant. Note by William Bekynton. Initialed R h
• 1440(?)SC1/61/59Privy Seal: Summons to the Court of Chancery
• 1440E28/64/27Petition of William, Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds (Initialed) R
• c1440 E28/27/71:124Privy Seal: Summons to appear before the Privy Council (draft with addresses)
• 1440sSC1/61/60 Privy Seal: Summons to the Court of Chancery
• 1441E28/66/34Royal Indenture
• 1446SC1/44/13Signet of Queen Margaret: Letter concerning a case in Chancery
• 1450C49/26/18Minutes of Council Action (Initialed) R h
• c1450Cotton Cleopatra F.IV. fol.126-27Petition of Thomas Has eley, Clerk of the Crown
• 1454-55C1/24/79Petition of Richard Sturgeon, Clerk of the Crown
• l388SC8/20/997Petition of the Mercers of London
• Before 1413E28/29/69Petition of Cecily Tikell of London
• 1414SC8/23/1143APetition of Thomas Paunfeld of Cambridgeshire
• Between 1416 and 1421C1/1/21Petition of Rauf atte Ree of Lancashire (right end water damaged and torn)
• Before 1417C1/1/14Petition of William Dodde, royal retainer
• Before 1421C1/1/18Petition of Roger Wodehill of Strete, Devon
• 1421SC8/24/1168Petition of the Soldiers in Calais
• 1423E28/41/76Petition of Thomas Rokeby, royal retainer
• 1423E28/41/103Letter accompanying payment to the soldiers (draft)
• 1424E28/43/58:35Petition of Thomas Burton concerning prisoners in France
• Between 1424-26C1/1/25 Petition of John Staverne of Canterbury
• Before 1424-26C1/1/26 Petition of Johan Kymburley of Derby (right end rubbed; matter in parentheses supplied from PC)
• Before 1424-26C1/1/27Petition of Willyam Midylton of Holderness, Yorkshire
• 1425SC8/24/1197Petition by Commons for speedy trial of Lollards
• 1426E28/47/83Petition of Baltazar Vivald of Genoa
• 1427E28/48/19:4Petition of the Mayor and Citizens of Southampton
• 1427-1428SC8/25/1222Petition on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1429E28/51/A6Petition of the residents of Uchayron Percell, Wales
• 1430-31C49/20/1Conditions of Payment of a Parliamentary Subsidy
• 1430-31C49/20/2Conditions of Payment of a Parliamentary Subsidy
• 1430-31SC8/25/1235Petition concerning Payments to Newgate Prisoners
• 1430-31C49/19/27Parliamentary assent to Peace Negotiations with France
• 1430-31SC8/25/1238Petition of Levin le Clerc of Ghent
• 1430-31SC8/25/1245Petition of the residents of Marblethorp, Lincolnshire
• 1432SC1/43/166Petition of the Bishop of Bath (left top damaged; right top washed)
• 1431E28/51/53Petition of Jeynkyn Stanlay, royal retainer (damaged)
• 1432SC8/26/1271Petition of the Citizens of Lymington and Newport, Hampshire
• 1432-39SC1/57/121Petition of Robert Coker of Somerset
• After 1432C1/1/41Petition of Thomas Appelton of Dartford, Kent (right side rubbed; matter in parentheses supplied from PC)
• After 1432C1/1/42Petition of Geiffrey Qwyncy of Norwich (right side damaged; matter in parentheses supplied from PC)
• 1433E28/54/42Petition of Thomas Walton, Chamberlain of North Wales
• 1433SC8/277/13830Petition of Commons concerning the Stews in Southwark
• 1436SC8/27/1309Petition of Commons concerning the Stews of Southwark
• 1433SC8/26/1281Petition concerning the murder of Isabell by her husband John Carpenter of Sussex (right side torn)
• 1433Fragment joined to C49/21/14Proclamations and Petition concerning the safety of Members of Parliament (damaged)
• 1433SC8/27/1303Petition of Wylliam Warwyk of Salisbury
• 1433-50C1/2/18:21Petition of John Bredhill, retainer of John Bate, Clerk of Chancery
• 1434E28/54/43Petition of the Mayor and Citizens of Limerick
• 1435SC8/27/1307Petition of Thomas Norton of Bristol
• 1436E28/58/56Petition of William Norton of Wales
• 1437SC8/27/1305Petition concerning rape of Isabell, wife of John Boteler of Lancashire
• 1437SC8/27/1308Petition concerning the estate of Thomas Norton of Bristol
• 1438E28/62/36Petition of the Weavers of Oxford (Initialed) R h
• 1438E28/62/35Privy Seal: Warrant transmitting Petition of the Weavers of Oxford
• 1438E28/61/11Petition of John Loveyn of Normandy
• 1439C49/23/14Royal Proclamation appointing Tax Collectors
• 1439SC8/27/1327Petition from Commons to be excused from kissing the king because of the Plague (right end damaged; material in parenthesis supplied from RP)
• 1439SC8/27/1328Petition of Commons concerning the spice trade
• 1441SC1/44/11Designation of Power of Attorney by Richard Wydevyll
• 1442C49/25/7Petition concerning the administration of royal holdings (damaged; unless otherwise noted, material in parentheses is supplied from RP)
• 1443SC1/57/89:65Petition concerning Fernand Dalueys and his ship Seynt Auton
• 1444C49/26/5Petition concerning the murder of Isabell, wife of Roger Bakeler, by John Bolton
• 1449C49/27/14Petition of Commons that Priests be pardoned for all accusations of rape
• 1449C49/27/17Bill seeking to regularize the collection of customs
• 1449SC8/27/1345APetition of John Talbot to be named Chancellor of Ireland
• 1449SC8/27/1347Petition of Thomas Parr of Cumberland
• 1450SC8/2/52Petition of Commons concerning trade with Braband, Holland (left margin torn; material in parentheses supplied from RP)
• 1450SC8/28/1352Petition of the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight
• 1450-54C1/19/491Petition of Thomas Bodyn (original version)
• 1450-54C1/19/492Petition of Thomas Bodyn (Chancery copy)
• 1450-54C1/19/493Answer of Robert Chirch to Petition of Thomas Bodyn
• 1453C1/1/70Petition of Thomas Fitz Harry and his Wife (right side damaged; matter in parentheses supplied from PC)
• 1453/54SC8/29/1446Petition of Thomas de la More, Sheriff of Cumberland
• 1454SC8/28/1358Petition of James, Earl of Wiltshire
• 1454C1/2/36/:53Petition of John Frebarn of London, lighterman
• 1455SC8/28/1363Petition of the Abbot and Convent of Seynt Germayne, Yorkshire
• 1455SC8/28/1369Petition of William Neel and William Laweshull that their grants not be resumed
• 1455SC8/28/1373Petition of Thomas Scargill that his grant not be resumed
• 1455SC8/28/1380APetition of John Heron to be made Constable of the Castel of Bameburgh
• 1455 SC8/28/1387Petition of Thomas Yong for restitution after his arrest for speaking out in Parliament
• 1455SC8/28/1388Petition of the Citizens of Oxford
• 1455SC8/28/1393Petition to Commons of Richard Ford, Clerk of the Exchequer
• 1384E40/A1779London Indenture
• 1426C146/C1223Stonor Indenture, London
• 1427E28/48/18Winchester Indenture
• c 1428C49/22/19Bristol Deposition
• 1445C146/C3584London Indenture
• 1445E101/504/19Cambridgeshire Indenture
• 1453E40/A2495London Indenture
• 1456E40/A7651Northampton Indenture
• 1462C146/C273Devonshire Indenture