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Documents relating to the manor of Canford and the town of Poole, Dorset.
Documents relating to the manor of Canford and the town of Poole, Dorset.
Computus (account) of William Bedell, Treasurer of the Household of the Lady Margaret [Beaufort]. The accounts refer to Lady Margaret's houses in Croydon and Hatfield.
Bedell, William
Accounts of Miles Worsley cofferer to Lady Margaret, for the household at Croydon & Hatfield.
Indenture dated 26 May 1507, of a grant by the Princess Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derbie [sic], mother of the King, to Humphry Conyngsby, sejeant [sic] at law, of closes called Great Medbourne, Oxlea, Asshmore and Coletts, and of 7 acres of meadow, in the parish of Aldenham, Hertfordshire, for a yearly rent of 51s.
Per me Humfridum Conyngesby.
Letter: Geoffrey Blythe, Bishop of Coventry & Lichfield
Letter, Geoffrey Blyth[e] Bishop of Coventry & Lichfield, to Henry Hornby, enclosing will of Margaret Warton of Coventry, who bought jointly with her first husband Richard Clerk lands which she has left to the use of Christ's College, Cambridge. The messenger who brought this was probably the Prior of Coventry Charterhouse, who was rewarded in Lady Margaret's household accounts of the year 1507-1508.
Blythe, Geoffrey
Accounts of the Clerk of Works
Includes the accounts of James Morice, clerk of works for Lady Margaret Beaufort. Morice was clerk of works at many of Lady Margaret's estates and houses.
Morice, James
Bequests of the Lady Margaret, valued. Begins: "To Crists Colege: first a crucifix with mary and John full gilt and enameld [weighing 11 ounces]
Exemplification: John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Exemplification at request of J[ohn Fisher],Bishop of Rochester and Henry Hornby, clerk, of a licence dated 22 May 1472 by which Lady Margaret granted lands in Devon and Somerset to trustees.
Fisher, John (1469-1535), Bishop of Rochester
Includes the accounts of Miles Worsley cofferer or treasurer of the chamber to Lady Margaret. The accounts are for the households of Hatfield, Colyweston [Collyweston] and Croydon
Worsley, Miles
Account of Miles Worsley treasurer of the chamber to Lady Margaret. Signature 'Margaret R.' at the bottom of most pages.
Indenture of sale, dated 11 February 1508/9, by the right excellent Princesse Margarete, Countesse of Richmond and Derby, and moder [sic] to the King, to William Lang, of Caundell purse [Purse-Caundle], Dorset, for £00, of the manore of Gotehill [Goathill], Somerset, with the advowson of the church of Gotehill.
Per me Willm Lang.
A signed draft copy of Lady Margaret’s will, annotated with additions and corrections in various hands. It includes a list of her particular benefactions to ‘Cristes College’ and ‘to my lord Prince’ which has been altered to read ‘the kinges grace’. Also includes a paper about the purchase of Bassingbourne in Fordham, Cambridgeshire inserted at front.
A folio paper book of 72 pages.
Pages 1-38: annotated draft will
Pages 39-56: list of legacies
Pages 57-72: blank
Wardrobe of the Beds: Hatfield
A view of the wardrobe of beds at Hatfield. The items are listed under the headings:
Account of the treasurer of the Lady Margaret's chamber, Robert Fremyngham, signed by John Fisher, Henry Hornby and Hugh Ashton. The accounts end on the day of Lady Margaret's death.
Page 4 is blank
Includes: accounts of Roger Fremyngham [Fremingham] treasurer of the chamber to Lady Margaret.
Fremingham, Robert
A contemporary (16th century) copy of the will of Lady Margaret.
Inventory made at Hatfield by Richard Gough, Richard Lyster & Peter Baldewyn; includes copy of the inventory of the beds for Hatfield.
Lyster, Richard
Inventory made at Hatfield by Robert Hylton yoman [yeoman] of my ladies [lady's] wardrobe of her Robes ther[e] from [14 January 1508/9] unto [16 August 1509].
Begins: Blak [black] velvet. Fyrst [first] of the remanes [remains] of the last accompt. [account]. 11 gownes, 1 hoode, 1 typett [tippet], 70 yards of velvet (provision of 24 yards made by Robert Fremyngham), "wherof Delyvered [delivered] to Maistres [Mistress] Mabell [Mabel] Clifford 1 gown lyned [lined] with blak [black] damask, given to hir [her] by my ladies grace..."
Under headings: Blak Satens [black satins], p.3; Tawny saten [satin], 4; Bla[c]k damask 5; tynseld saten [tinselled satin], 6; bla[c]k brevet, 7; tawny velvet, 9; tawny damask, 9; russet damask, russet saten [satin], 10; yelowe [yellow] saten [satin], whyte [white] damask, 11; tawny chamlet, 12; black chamlet, bukram [buckram], 13; silke [silk] remaynyng [remaining], 14.
p. 15. Certayn [certain] apparaill [apparel] of clothe [cloth] remaynyng [remaining], gownes, peticots [petticoats], mantills [mantles], clokes [cloaks]
pp16-19: blank
p.20. avewe [ A view] taken of Robert Hilton for my ladys robis [robes] by William Bedell and James Morice.
Hilton, Robert
Inventory: wardrobe of the robes
Inventory of the wardrobe of robes of Lady Margaret.
"Certayn apparelle clothe of golde, silkes, and furres withe other stuff remaynyng in the said wardrobe prised by Olyver Scales."
The inventory begins: "first a gowne of blake velvet..."
Inventory: wardrobe of the beds
"Stuff aperteynyng to my Ladies Wardrobe of beddys, 8 September 1509, which remayned unsowled. And Thomas Symson charged with the same."