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Brut Chronicle (also known as Prose Brut) is the name given to a group of chronicles of the history of England which are heavily based on the Historia regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The chronicle begins with the legend of Brutus, a prince of Trojan descent (the great-grandson of Aeneas) who arrived in England after being banished from his country. Once arrived in the new...
This leaf is a fragment from the 13th-century Anglo-Norman poem, La Lumiere as Lais, by Peter of Peckham. The fragment is chapter 7-11 of the seventh distinction of Book II of the poem, which deals with the subject of sin. It is possibly from France or England.
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Resembles the hand in another fragment of the same poem, in the Bodleian Library.
These are two leaves from a vernacular French version of the Prose Chronicle, by Guillaume le Breton. The vernacular translation of this chronicle seems to have been unknown until C. Borland's work on this fragment in the early 20th century. Folio 1 starts with 'Puiz vous fis de Garenne Conte' and ends with 'Qui lavoit demande en part'; folio 2 starts with 'Freres le roi qui at eu', and ends with 'Et s'en revint ainsinc delivres'
This leaf, f. 166v, contains a French Form of Confession that has been inserted after the last text. It begins with the words Jeo me renc cupable a nostre Seignur Deu.
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This section is written in a different hand to the previous and following sections.
Grant (in Norman-French) by Thomas of Fennum, in favour of William of Strothre, burgess of Newcastle-on-Tyne, of all the coal mines sunk within the granter's land of Fennum, or which the grantee wishes to sink in the said land in all parts where he pleases; with free issue and entry, to carry the coals, etc., without damage to the granter's crops and land. With clause of warrandice. At Fennum, 20th September [1356]. No witnesses.
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Indenture (in Norman-French) testifying that, as Richard Fitz John Scot, of the town of Newcastle-on-Tyne, has granted to Aleyn of Strother of Lyham, his heirs and assignees, 'as tous iours', an annualrent of 48 shillings 'dargent' over the lands of the said Richard, lying near the 'Calcros' in the said town, between the high way which stretches from the 'Calcros ' to the Church of All Saints on one part, and the lands of William of Aun . . (?) on the other part, payable at Whitsunday and...
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Indenture (in Norman-French) between Sir David of Strabolgy, Earl of Athole ('D'Athelles'), on the one part, and William of Strothir, Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by which the Earl assigns and establishes the said William as his Seneschal (or Stewart) to lease all the lands and tenements which he had or could have in the county of Northumberland and the franchise of Tyndale, to hold and use the said office according to the force and effect of an indenture between the parties (dated at...
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Indenture (in Norman-French) to the effect that Walter of Folleberye, brother and heir to William of Folleberye, has given and granted to John of Hesselrig all the lands and pertinents he has in Hesselrig, except the reversion of the lands which Agnes of Folleberye holds in dower in the same town of Hessilrig, which reversion belongs to Walter: To be held to the grantee for ever; under this condition, that if the said Walter or any in his name pay to John of Hesselrig or his heirs, at...
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Indenture (written in Norman-French) made between Henry of Strothre, sheriff of Northumberland, on one part, and John of Prestoun and John of Belasise, on the other part, by which the sheriff acknowledges receipt from John of Preston of money of the issues from said county, £69, 12 shillings 8 pennies., and he has received from John of Belasise £8. The sheriff charges them to pay to William of Butill, 50 shillings, and to Thomas Rute, for his wages, 20 shillings; to Henry Scot to pay to...
