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Papal bull of Pope Alexander VI for the confirmation of the Feast of Jesus, with indulgences similar to those for Corpus Christi, at the instance of Lady Margaret.

Grant by Gratian de Villanova, warden of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, Rome, to the Lady Margaret, who has been admitted to the confraternity, by her proxy, John Harington, LL.D, of the right to choose her confessor.
Rome, 22 September 1495

Letters patent of King Henry VII, giving permission to the Lady Margaret or her executors to found a readership [professorship] in the University of Oxford, to the glory and honour of the Holy Trinity.
Westminster, 1 March 12 Hen: VII [1497]

Letters patent of King Henry VII giving permission to the Lady Margaret or her executors to found a readership [professorship] in the University of Cambridge, to the glory and honour of the Holy Trinity
Westminster, 1 March 12 Hen: VII [1497]

Grant of confraternity by brother Donald Gylbert [Gilbert], Commissary in England of brother Francis Sagarra, Vicar-General of the Observants the Lady Margaret.
Dated: at the Convent at Grenewych [Greenwich], 10 May 1497
Signed: Frater Donaldus Reverendi patris vicarii generali commissarius manu propria
Endorsed: a letter of fraternyte [fraternity] of all the Relygyous [religious] of Freres Mynors [friar minor]

Bull of Alexander VI to Lady Margaret. Alexander VI has recently commended to Henry VII Hadrian Castellensis [Adrian de Castello], Domestic Secretary, for the see of Worcester, but it had been promised by his Queen Elizabeth to a certain confessor; Henry VII prposed to appoint Hadrian one of his Proctors at the Curia. The Pope is content, but asks the favour of the Margaret for Hadrian.
St Peter's, Rome, 8 December 1498
Signed: Jo. Mutinen

The accounts of James Clarell, cofferer to Lady Margaret.

The account of James Clarell, cofferer to the Lady Margaret. (76 pages)

Indulgence and admission of Thomas Kyme, generosus [gentleman], by the alderman and camerarii [chamberlains] of the gild or fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the church of St Bothus [Botulph] of Boston, Lincolnshire, by authority of a bull of Innocent VIII, dated 1489.
Boston, 2 April 1499
The deed is engrossed and the name has been written in.

Indulgence granted by Pope Alexander VI to Thomas Kyme via the Pope's comissary Robertus Castellensis.
Signed: de Ro. Castellen'

Goods delivered to Robert Hilton, yeoman of the wardrobe for Lady Margaret. The first page of the volume contains the following entry: "This boke made the xxi day of August xvth yere of the reyn of King Henry the VIIth at Coleweston witnesseth that theises parcelles folowyng of the stuf and guds of the Right high and might princesse Margarete Moder unto our said soverayne lord and Countesse of Richemonde and Derby be put and delivered to Robert Hilton yoman of hir wardrobe by him to be surely kept as here aftre appereth.

The items are listed under the headings:

• gownes (pp.3-4)
• kirtles (p.6)
• manteles (p.7)
• furres (pp.9-10)
• all maner of silks (p. 17)
• broken gownes with other stuf (p.24)
• remanents of peces of clothes (p.31)
• frice and cotton (p.36)

Individual items are also listed:

• item: iii grete standarts boudne with iron
• item: a pyle of cloth for the presse with ii curtyns
• item: a canvas for the presse

A slip of paper, headed "My worshyppfull lady the Kings moder", with a list of purchases beginning:
Item 4 bolts and 4 lynkhys [links] for the chayne [chain] 3 s. 2 d.

Account of James Morice clerk of works to the Lady Margaret, for the manor at Collyweston, Northamptonshire; also includes accounts for building a new house at Collyweston using timber from Bourne Park, Lincolnshire and freestone. (pp.117-145)

Letter to the Lady Margaret informing her that the Pope [Alexander VI] has acceded to a request that she and others [unnamed] shall receive the spiritual benefits of the Jubilee by the visit of a suitable confessor to Rome as their representative at the places of pilgrimage.
Rome, 8 January 1501

Grant, Sir Ralph Shirley to Sir Thomas Bousher [Bourchier], Walter Colpeper Esq., Thomas Barton and Roberty Byngham, gentlemen, that the bond of Sir Sampson Norton to be void on the death of Anne, heiress of Thomas Warner.
Seal and signature of Ranuffe Shyrley

Account of Sir Roger Ormeston, knight, of expenses on behalf of Lady Margaret, mostly the repair and equipment of the house of Coldharbour, London and rewards for entertainments, these probably for the retinue of Catherine [Katherine] of Aragon.
Signatures 'Margaret R.' at bottom of pp. 3 & 18

Pages 4, 19 and 20 are blank

Includes: accounts of Sir Roger Ormeston for expenses on behalf of Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Accounts of Sir Roger Ormeston for expenses on behalf of the Lady Margaret; includes a reference to the making of the sluice at Boston, Lincolnshire; additionally includes a summary in fair hand of some material in the Ormeston's accounts for Coldharbour, London.

Pages 1, 7 and 8 are blank.

• p.2: Sum totall. of alle the payments aforesaid £911.19.5. And so the said Sir Roger owith [sic] to my ladys grace £25.8.1.
• pp.3-6: items bought, beginning - velvet of divers coloures and prises bought for my ladeys grace at divers tymes £141.7.6
• p.9: Memorandum payd by Roger Ormeston knight for divers neccessaries and implements to the steward [?] att Boston of my lady the Kings moder money.

List of officers & servants of the Queen's [Elizabeth of York household, chamber & stable, & servants of princess of Wales [Katherine of Aragon]; end.'a remembrance for the queen's servants, for my lady's grace'. Includes chamberlain, vice-chamberlain, confessor, kervers [carvers], cuppebearer [cupbearer], master of the horses and secretary.

Receipt by the King's clerk, John Walles from Lady Margaret's chamberlain, Sir Roger Ormeston, for the fine of £26.13.4 for the fine of knighthood from John Markham.
Signed: Per me Johnnes Walles.