The documents relate mainly to lands in or near Feckenham which were at one time held by the Cookes family, and include:
- A 12th century grant by Gervase Paganel to Bernard Pagenal of land in Middleton and La Haie;
- Two copies of an enfeoffment (c.1300) by Walter de Aylesbury of Alured and Margery de Northgrove in lands at Feckenham etc.;
- An enfeoffment (1303) by Isabella widow of Sir John de Wanten of her son Henry in the manor of Thotebache.;
- A marriage settlement (1423) in which Richard Beaumond grants all his lands in Worcestershire and Herefordshire to John Jonettes, who is to marry his daughter Elizabeth;
Dates
- 12th-19th centuries
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
Dep. e. 50
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8931
Abstract
Box of 12 deeds and papers relating to Worcestershire, 12th to 19th centuries
Biographical / Historical
The Cookes family were a landowning family in Worcestershire.
Other Finding Aids
For a calendar of the documents see the National Register of Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Major D. Hodson, The Rise, Barton Road, Headington, 10 Jun 1959.
- Title
- 12 deeds and papers relating to Worcestershire
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk