Abstracts of the court rolls of the manor of Rattlesden, Suffolk, beginning at the reign of Edw. III., and ending about the close of that of Elizabeth, early 17th century
Dates
- Creation: early 17th century
Extent
350 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 426
Arrangement
Arranged under the names of the tenants in alphabetical order, in three series:
- the first extending from 1344 to 1377;
- the second containing the reigns of Richard II., and Hen. IV. only, 1378–1413, with a very few entries interspersed of the years 6 and 36 Hen. VI., 8 Edw. IV., and 14 Hen. VII.;
- the third containing the reigns of Hen. VIII., Edw. VI., Mary and Eliz., 1509–1595, with a few entries referring to 11, 20, 21, and other years of Hen. VII.
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 426.
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. III, no. 11776.
Custodial History
Olim peculium Thomæ Rawlinson; in catal. codd. ejus, 971.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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