Excerpt from Records of Mediæval Oxford: Coroners' Inquests, the Walls of Oxford, EtcDuring the course of 1907 and 1908 the wills of the inhabitants of Oxford from the year 1320, as found in the Libert Albus, were printed in the Oxford Chronicle, and were subsequently issued in a paper volume, in the present book will be found a second series of miscellaneous records of mediaeval Oxford, beginning with Coroner's Inquests.About the PublisherFor...
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Excerpt from Eynsham Cartulary, Vol. 2It is a piece of good fortune that so many additional deeds have been discovered, especially as some of them throw some light on what is often the most obscure part of the history of a monastery, its last fifty years. The muniment rooms of New College, Lincoln, Queen's, and Exeter have furnished some interesting leases and sales to which attention may be drawn. Although long leases were for bidden by many ...
Excerpt from Cartulary Of Oseney Abbey, Vol. 2About the year 1188 Waleran of Cricklade gave to Oseney a property on the east side of Cornmarket. The abbey apparently rebuilt it, con structing four shops in front on the ground ¿oor, these it let at a fixed rent of 85. Each, and the main tenement was let to Mauger the vintner at a fixed rent of 4s., and the rentals show that Is. Besides was paid for a garden, probably that portion of the Cross I...
Excerpt from Cartulary Of Oseney Abbey, Vol. 2About the year 1188 Waleran of Cricklade gave to Oseney a property on the east side of Cornmarket. The abbey apparently rebuilt it, con structing four shops in front on the ground ¿oor, these it let at a fixed rent of 85. Each, and the main tenement was let to Mauger the vintner at a fixed rent of 4s., and the rentals show that Is. Besides was paid for a garden, probably that portion of the Cross I...
Excerpt from Munimenta Civitatis OxonieDocuments so large that only a small portion could be printed, and they selected the most important but in the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original...
Excerpt from Records of Medieval Oxford: Coroners' Inquests, the Walls of Oxford, EtcA coroner is, as the name implies, an officer ap pointed to protect some, of the interests of the Crown. In the Middle Ages all offences were viewed as a source of profit to that court which had the trying of the case, and the coroner's duty was to see that the King was not defrauded of cases which should come before his court. Cases of murder and death by mis...
Excerpt from A Cartulary of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Vol. 1Plate V is more interesting for its contents and for the fact that it can be dated, than for its writing.Plate VI is an early hand of which there are apparently other specimens among the deeds of the Hospital.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...
Excerpt from A Cartulary of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Vol. 1Plate V is more interesting for its contents and for the fact that it can be dated, than for its writing.Plate VI is an early hand of which there are apparently other specimens among the deeds of the Hospital.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...
Excerpt from A Cartulary of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Vol. 3It is probable that the earliest charters which mention the Hospital are found in the Cartularies of Godstow Abbey and of the Templars of Sandford, The following deed is taken from the latter source (bodl. Wood ms. Empt. Io.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reprodu...
Excerpt from Eynsham Cartulary, Vol. 2
It is a piece of good fortune that so many additional deeds have been discovered, especially as some of them throw some light on what is often the most obscure part of the history of a monastery, its last fifty years. The muniment rooms of New College, Lincoln, Queen's, and Exeter have furnished some interesting leases and sales to which attention may be drawn. Although long leases were for bidden by man...
Excerpt from Munimenta Civitatis Oxonie
This volume is privately printed and presented to the members of the Oxford Historical Society. The thanks, if it deserves any, should be given to the President and Fellows of Magdalen College, for it is the Research Fellowship to which they elected me, that has supplied the money to pay for the book. A distressing number of misprints have been passed, and the only thing is to call attention to the list...
Excerpt from Records of Mediæval Oxford: Coroners' Inquests, the Walls of Oxford, Etc
During the course of 1907 and 1908 the wills of the inhabitants of Oxford from the year 1320, as found in the Libert Albus, were printed in the Oxford Chronicle, and were subsequently issued in a paper volume, in the present book will be found a second series of miscellaneous records of mediaeval Oxford, beginning with Coroner's Inquests.
About the Publishe...
Excerpt from A Cartulary of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Vol. 3
The Hospital of St. John, like many other hospitals, has left us no record of the way in which it came into being. In the case of a monastery there is usually little doubt when it was founded and who was the founder. It began with a foundation charter in which the founder was named and the first endowments were recited, and this deed was not likely to be forgotten, partl...
Excerpt from Records of Medieval Oxford: Coroners' Inquests, the Walls of Oxford, Etc
A coroner is, as the name implies, an officer ap pointed to protect some, of the interests of the Crown. In the Middle Ages all offences were viewed as a source of profit to that court which had the trying of the case, and the coroner's duty was to see that the King was not defrauded of cases which should come before his court. Cases of murder and death by m...