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Accounts of donations received (pp. 1-3) and for money assigned by Henry VIII from Katherine, Countess of Devonshire to Lady Margaret Beaufort's executors (pp 9-15). The last item listed on p.3 is for 6s. paid for a Greek vocabulary bought for the use of the College's library.

Also includes the account of Nicholas Metcalfe for money due to the estate of Lady Margaret.

Accounts of Lady Margaret's executors.

Inventories of items at Collyweston, Northamptonshire

Inventory of goods & clothes belonging to Henry Hornby, Dean of the Lady Margaret's chapel. The volumes lists the following items:

• pp.1-2: gownes lyned
• p.3: riding gownes and cloke, doublette, jaquets lyned.
• p.4: jaquets furred, petticotts, hose
• p.5 beces of wollen
• pp.7-8: beding and other necessary things
• p.9: superpellice [surplice]
• p.11: in tharmory chamber [in the armory chamber?]
• p.12: basons, candlesticks and other thyngs
• p.13: sadells and harnesses

"Stuff aperteynyng to my Ladies Wardrobe of beddys, 8 September 1509, which remayned unsowled. And Thomas Symson charged with the same."

Letters and grants related to Stanley property in Moldesdale, Flintshire

Grant by Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham [and] Earl of Hertford, Stafford and Northampton, by royal licence to Thomas [Bourchier], Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas [Rotherham], Archbishop of York, John [Morton], Bishop of Ely, William [Dudley], Bishop of Durham, John [Hales], Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, John [Russell], Bishop of Lincoln, Henry [Bourchier], Earl of Essex, William, Lord Hastyngs, John, Lord Howard, Walter, Lord Ferres, Sir William Knyvet, Sir Richard Chok, Sir Guy Fayrfax, Richard Pygot and John Catesby, serjeant at law, John Jeffery,clerk, William Catesby, William Paston, John Denton, William Harpour, Richard Harpour, John Broun, Richard Isham and Andrew Dymmok, of the manors of Hatfeld Regis, Writtel and Boyton, in the hundreds of Ongre and Harlow in the county of Essex, and the manors of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, held in chief of the King [Edward IV].
26 February 1480/1

Agreement, Lady Margaret and Thomas Lord Stanley, in the presence of Edward IV, whereby Stanley undertakes:

• not to oppose Margaret's settlement of her Somerset estates, [see SJLM/3/2/1]
• to grant her life interest in his estates as before agreed [see SJLM/4/3/2/1 and SJLM/4/3/2/4]
• that Henry, Earl of Richmond [Margaret's son] be allowed a share in the estates of Margaret, Duchess of Somerset if he come to England and be in the king's favour.

Documents relating to the manor of Canford and the town of Poole, Dorset.

Letters patent of Henry VII, granting to Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, the manor of Canford, with the town of Pole [Poole], Dorset for her life.
Westeminster, 21 January 1505/6

A general release for the Lady Margaret to do what she will with her properties, without asking the leave of, or making a payment to King Henry VII or his successors.
Westminster, 21 July, 19 Hen: VII [1504]
Endorsed: for the first roll of the Michaelmas term, 20 Hen: VII

Copy of indulgence from Pope Innocent VIII to Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth [and his mother].
Rome, 13 August 1488.

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.

Indulgence, granted 20 May 1504, by Pope Julius II to the Lady Margaret and Henry VII. The bull grants licence to choose confessors, with privileges relating to absolution, permission to relax the Lenten fast and to visit enclosed religious houses.

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

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

A contemporary copy of the will of Lady Margaret, with marginal notes and headings. [most likely prepared for probate] It is entitled and endorsed as a copy of the will of the Lady Margaret.

• pp. 3-29: copy of will
• pp. 30-38: an estimate of her funeral expenses, amounting to £1033.2s.8d.
• pp. 39-48: a list of her legacies

The accounts of James Clarell, cofferer to Lady Margaret.

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

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