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Collection Info

As with other series shelfmarked MS. Ch. and MS. Rolls, this is an artificial collection created from a range of archival sources, and the provenance of individual items is not always known.

The collection catalogued in 1878 comprised MSS. Ch. Beds. 1-25, 26-7, and Rolls 1-3, including documents from the Franciscan friary of Bedford, Caldwell Priory, and Harwold Priory. The Caldwell documents relate to a dispute with Osney Abbey and were presumably part of the archives of the latter institution. The provenance of the other documents is not recorded.

Ch. 28-46 and Rolls 4 are later accessions from various sources.

1. MS. Ch. Beds. 21

Date Range:
1413 - 1414
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LUTON. Agnes Kypping , late wife of William Kypping deceased, and John Kypping , son and heir of the said William, grant to Valentine Bailis and others 2 acres of land in a field called 'Blacwaterfeld' of Luton. Dated at Luton, 20 Dec., 1 Hen. V.

2. MS. Ch. Beds. 24

Date Range:
1200 - 1200
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RENHALE. William, son of Richard de ... grants to Godefr' de Aldeholt a meadow in Renhale which is of the honor of Boulogne at an annual rent of 8d. For this donation the said Godefr' paid 8s. (c. 1200.) [Mutilated.] .

3. MS. Ch. Beds. 25

Date Range:
1560 - 1578
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WOTTON. Memorandum from Stephen Estwicke of Wotton , that he has received from William Dernier or Dormer of London a deed dated 3 Eliz., concerning lands at 23 April, Wotton. Dated 3 Feb., 20 Eliz. .

4. MS. Ch. Beds. 27

Date Range:
1385 - 1386
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LUTON. Thomas Hookebyd of Luton grants to William Kyppyng and Agnes his wife two acres of land in a field called Blacwaterfeld, near the land of Sir Robert Turk, kt. Dated at Luton the Sunday next after the feast of St. Valentine, 9 Ric. II.

23. MS. Rolls Beds. 2

Date Range:
1450 - 1452
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HIGHAM GOBIAN. Court Rolls for the manor of Heigham Gobyon, with its members Streteley and Sharpenho, from the Friday after the feast of the Ascension 29 Hen. VI, to the Monday before the feast of All Saints 30 Hen. VI. [Four courts. Philip Botiller, esq., lord of the manor.] .