Sir John Leveson & Queen Elizabeth I
A particularly notable document amongst Sir John Leveson’s papers is a document dated 1597 which is signed by Queen Elizabeth I herself. Her signature ‘Elizabeth R’ is followed with the words ‘By the ...
Sir John Leveson: Coronation of James I
As Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Sir John Leveson was given the responsibility of raising volunteers to provide security at the coronation of King James I in 1603. The documents relating to Sir John’s professional ...
Sir John Leveson and Court Security
Sir John Leveson’s papers include a letter addressed to him from Hampton Court dated August 1603 concerning ‘one John Stockwell of lewd and most villainous mouth’. Richard Wisker notes that Sir John Leveson ...
Charter of King Stephen
The charter says the grant is to the canons regular of Donnington showing that they had already moved from their original site at Lizard between Watling Street and Merdich which Philip de Belmeis had ...
Early 13th Century Sale
Robert Hagerwas specifically wanted money to go to the Holy Land. Many thousands went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, St. James at Compostela in Spain or St. Peter at Rome. There was a sense of Christendom ...
Manumission
Serfs in the 12th century could be sold by their lords together with the land. Though the term ‘serf’ in the 13th century gave way to that of ‘villein’ and the connotations with slavery disappeared, villeins ...
Letters Patent
Many parish churches were founded in the early Middle Ages by lords of estates who felt they remained in some sense their property which they could give to a monastery if they wished. Such a gift was ...
Lease of Beobridge Grange
The system of granges was originally pioneered by monks of the Cistercian order in the 12th century. They used lay brothers to run the farms enabling them to remain outside the then usual manorial system. ...
Inventory of books and other things in the parish church of North Molton, Devon
In 1313 Edward II granted Alan Charlton and his wife Ellen license to alienate to the abbot and convent of Lilleshall one acre of land in North Molton and the advowson of the church. (See Document 972/1/1/552 ...
Grant of Indulgence
The system of granting indulgences gained popularity at the time of the First Crusade whereby repentant sinners who prayed for forgiveness and made a personal commitment were offered relief from their ...
Grant in Frankalmoign
When founders or benefactors made gifts of land or manors to a religious house they were basically enfeoffing them to a tenant. In the feudal system this tenant, even if it were an abbey or priory, would ...
Agreement concerning the office of shepherd
As well as various granges on their more distant lands (see 972/1/1/489) Lilleshall Abbey had three granges close to the mother house – Cherswell, Watling Street and Wildmoor – and a farm actually at ...
Account of the Abbey’s profits from certain rights
All lords of manors had the right to
hold a court for their tenants, sometimes known as a court baron or small court, which regulated the affairs of the manor by the custom of the manor, but only some ...
Samuel Terricke: Red Canary Wine and a Cook for Trentham
During the seventeenth century Samuel Terricke worked for Sir Richard and Lady Katherine Leveson at Trentham. In 1660 he sent a number of letters to Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661) and Lady Katherine ...
Richard Glover
Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) served as Deputy Lieutenant for Kent during the late sixteenth century. Following the Spanish Armada of 1588, authorities throughout England were extremely concerned ...
George Devey (1820-1886)
George Devey is perhaps a less well-known architect when he is considered alongside men like Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). However, Devey was an influential architect of domestic buildings during the ...
Tittensor Church, 1880
M. M. B. Higham tells us that there was no church in Tittensor until the end of the nineteenth century when Duchess Millicent established St. Luke’s in the village. The foundation stone of the church ...
Ground and Chamber Plan of the Sutherland Cottage, Tittensor
The image above shows the ground and chamber plan of the Sutherland Cottage in Tittensor.
The ground plan shows many of the facilities which featured in the cottage, including a large kitchen which ...