Patent Rolls: entries for Cornwall
(1275-1276) Calendars of the patent rolls of the reign of king Edward I are printed in the Calendars of State Papers: but these cover only a fraction of the material on the rolls. From 1881 to 1889 the reports of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Record Office also include calendars of other material from the rolls - about five times as many entries as in the State Papers - predominantly mandates to the royal justices to hold sessions of oyer and terminer to resolve cases arising locally; but also other general business. The calendar for the 4th year of king Edward I [20 November 1275 to 19 November 1276], hitherto unindexed, is covered here.CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Clerks and Clergy in Cornwall and Devon
(1307-1326) The register of bishop Walter de Stapeldon of Exeter, containing general diocesan business, but in particular including ordination lists for monks and clergy. Only a small proportion of the clerks went on to acquire benefices and remained celibate. LatinCHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of London
(1314-1337) Letter Book E of the City of London contains enrolments of recognizances between inhabitants, particularly citizens, for sums of money lent or due; grants of pieces of land or property; and various records relating to the city administration, minor infractions, &c.
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Close Rolls
(1429-1435) The close rolls of the 8th to 13th years of the reign of king Henry VI record the main artery of government administration in England, the orders sent out day by day to individual officers, especially sheriffs of shires: they are an exceptionally rich source for so early a period. There is also some material relating to Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English possessions in France. Also included is the Exchange Roll of 1424 to 1434, of licences to transmit sums of money out of the realm.CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Close Rolls
(1441-1447) The close rolls of the 20th to 25th years of the reign of king Henry VI record the main artery of government administration in England, the orders sent out day by day to individual officers, especially sheriffs of shires: they are an exceptionally rich source for so early a period. There is also some material relating to Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English possessions in France. CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Somerset Feet of Fines
(1400-1484) Pedes Finium - law suits, or pretended suits, putting on record the ownership of land in Somerset. These abstracts were prepared by Emanuel Green for the Somerset Record Society and published in 1906. They cover material for the county from the reigns of Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III.CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Cornwall Pedes Finium (1495) Sales of land were registered by means of fictitious suits of covenant entered in the Common Pleas, the details of which were recorded in separate parchment indentures called Feet of Fines or Pedes Finium. This calendar gives an abstract of each deed: in most cases the seller is the deforciant, the purchaser is the plaintiff, and the land is described in the broadest terms, as so many messuages, tofts, gardens, acres of (arable) land, meadow, pasture, woodland, furze and heath, rents &c. The properties range from large manors to single houses or plots of land. The calendar is indexed by the surnames of sellers, purchasers and trustees.
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Cecil Manuscripts
(1583-1589) Letters and papers of William Cecil lord Burghley, Lord Treasurer of England.CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Secretary of State's Papers
(1596) The letters and papers of sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, deal with all manner of government business in England, Ireland and abroad.CHAMPERNOUN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Liegemen and Traitors, Pirates and Spies
(1627-1628) The Privy Council of Charles I was responsible for internal security in England and Wales, and dealt with all manner of special and urgent matters
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