Excerpts from chartularies, pedigrees, and abstracts of deeds and Collections from the close rolls, Written about 1650-1652 by Roger Dodsworth, written in and before 1642 by Roger Dodsworth and others
MS. Dodsworth 108, 1650-1652, 132 leaves: Excerpts from chartularies, pedigrees, and abstracts of deeds. The chartularies worthy of mention are those of:
- Fol. 1. Peterborough abbey, two volumes, in the Cottonian library
- Fol. 13. Bradenstoke, co. Wilts., now Cott. MS. Vitell. A. xi in the British Museum
- Fol. 39. Pipewell, now Cott. MS. Otho B. xiv
- Fol. 45. Blythe: (fol. 46) Walden, co. Essex, now Harl. MS. 3697
- Fol. 52. Daventry priory, co. Northants., by Dugdale, now Cott. MS. Claud. D. xii
- Fol. 56v. transcripts from chartularies in Cott. MS. Vitell. F. viii, now lost
- Fol. 91. Pierrepoint family chartulary, penes the marquis of Dorchester, Mar. 20 and 26, 1651
- Fol. 104. Ramsey abbey, now Exch. K.R. Misc. Bk. no. 24
- Fol. 126. Wymondham, co. Norf., penes sir William le Neve, Mar. 28, 1650
The more important pedigrees are those of:
- Gurney (fol. 2)
- Earls of Kildare (fol. 3)
- Brandon, duke of Suffolk (fol. 5)
- Short baronial descents from 'Vincent's Miscellanea B. 31' (fol. 31)
- Lord Windsor (fol. 65)
Pedigrees from plea rolls in Cott. MS. Jul. B. x, which is now no. 4162 fols. 1-125 (fol. 88):
- Arthington of Arthington, to 1643 (fol. 107v)
- Mohun, to 1620 (fol. 117v)
- Eglesfield, from documents at Queen's college, Oxford, Nov. 3, 1650 (fol. 120)
- Holcroft, to 1651 (fol. 122)
There are also copies of:
- Fol. 21. deeds at King's college, Cambridge, relating to St. James's, Exeter, and Barnwell, with sketches of seals
- Fol. 58. 15th-cent. deeds of Henry Hildyard, esq., of Riston, co. Yorks., 1652
- Fol. 59. muniments of Brian I'Anson of Ashby Legers, co. Northants., Feb. 6, 1650, concerning the manor of Ashby Legers
- Fol. 67. sir Henry Anderson's evidences, June 10, 1650, relating to East or Long Cowton, co. Yorks.
- Fol. 68. four deeds, temp. Ric. i, concerning Theobald Walter
- Fol. 73. documents in St. Mary's Tower, York, relating to St. Oswald's, Nostell (fol. 74v), notes from an assize roll, York, 2 Ed. i (fol. 77)
- Deeds of St. Peter's and St. Leonard's, York (fol. 80)
- 'Ex bundello de Dykering', concerning the priory of Haltemprice (fol. 84)
- Fol. no. 14th-cent. deeds of sir George Middleton, bart., of Leighton, co. Lancs., Aug. 26, 1650, concerning lands in Lonsdale hundred
- Fol. 128. notes of 14th-cent. fine rolls, by Christopher Towneley
There is no index.
MS. Dodsworth 109, 1642, 103 leaves: Collections from the close rolls, 27-35 Hen. iii, omitting in continuation of 34 Hen. iii no. 5044. There is an index nominum at the beginning, by Dodsworth, who also wrote fols. 18, 23-4v, 51v-7v, 64, 73, 75v, and 77-end.
Dates
- Creation: Written about 1650-1652 by Roger Dodsworth, written in and before 1642 by Roger Dodsworth and others
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Dodsworth 108, 109
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, nos. 5049-5050
Custodial History
MS. Dodsworth 108: ('X' in square)
MS. Dodsworth 109: ('Y' in circle)
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 5/8 × 8 in.
Repository Details
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