Registrum brevium : [1 leaf]

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Information about this leaf: Written on vellum in Latin script that evokes the feeling of Carolignian miniscule with red and blue painted initial letters.,Information about this book: This is a legal manuscript which records judicial proceedings in the reign of King Edward III including cases tried at the Court of Law at Westminster and elsewhere. It contains evidence of family histories, possessions, and names and actions of important people.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on January 27, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.
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[Manuscript document in English on vellum.]

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Manuscript document on vellum. On the verso one can read: "12 April 1516, Obligation ... Lord (?)... to David Anderson." The word "Lord" is also legible in the signature. 25 lines of text. The document still has the tag where a seal would have been attached. The parchment is stained and has a flaw next to the 10th line, on the left margin. 16 x 24.5 cm
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Documents/receipts from the courts of Henry VIII/Elizabeth I?

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Six manuscript documents on pieces of parchment of various sizes. Sawn together. They could be a series of receipts. The script looks like a 16th English century minuscule cursive, chancery hand or court hand. Written in pencil on the first folio is "Henry VIII," on the 4th, 5th and 6th "Eliz l" (Elizabeth I). (they are all around 32 x 12 cm, or smaller)
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Deed of John de Welye.

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Manuscript document on parchment. Text in Latin, in a script similar to court scripts (or charter scripts) from England in the 12th century. 22 lines of text. It appears to be a deed (mentions the word "herede"). At the beginning mentions: "Ego Johes dWelye (?)." There is a list of names at the end (witnesses?): "Ricardo de Elteot (?), Johe filio suo, Rogero le frend, Willmo filio suo, Robto dWelye, Robto herede, Ioenrico de hortime, Ricardo de bulteford, Ryc de Wyk, Nicholao de cruk, Thom le butiller." 22.5 x 20.8 cm (folded section on the lower margin). The document is written on the exact same script as NOI 3, and some names and parts of the text (like the beginning and the end) are identical.
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[Collection of documents for Thomas Wadilow].

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17 parchment documents of various sizes, with text on one side. They are sewn together. Most of them say on the back: "for tho wadilow/ Tho wadilowe/ This copie belongs to tho wadilow" or some variation of those words. They could be a series of receipts. The script looks like a 16th English century minuscule cursive, chancery hand or court hand. (all of them around 28 x 13 cm)
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