Richard Duke of York was Lieutenant Governor of France and Normandy and this elegantly written document is of great historical significance as it may be said to mark the beginning of the end of the English attempt to control France.
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Item date: 1443
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 260
Item cost: Not recorded
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Item date: 1598
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 300
Item cost: 1,500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
The first English translation of part of the account of the first Dutch expedition to the Iast Indies. Only one other copy known of this edition; it contains woodcut illustrations including one of a bird labelled emu but now described as a Cassowary. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR
Item date: 1600
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 200
Item cost: 1400
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh
First edition of Jamess official version of events in Perth on 5th August 1600
Item date: 1746
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 75
Item cost: 200
Institution: National Army Museum, Sandhurst
Town/City: Sandhurst
County: Surrey
An 18th century drill book with 97 plates
Item date: 16th & 17th centuries
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 250
Item cost: 2,200
Institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London
Chaderton was first Master of Emmanuel College, appointed 1584. The volume contains numerous papers concerning puritan criticisms of the anglican liturgy
Item date: 1459
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 80
Item cost: 300
Institution: London Metropolitan Archives
Town/City: London
Shiryngton was chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The charter sets out in detail the duties of the chaplain and his daily collect is recited in full
Item date: 1650 - 1720
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 70
Item cost: 300
Institution: Derbyshire Record Office
Over 500 estate papers including wills and inventories, household and estate bills
Item date: 1570
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 50
Item cost: 240
Institution: Derbyshire Record Office
Consists of transcripts of deeds relating to Leeke property in Derbyshire
Item date: 1656 - 1757
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 20
Item cost: 20
Institution: Norfolk Record Office
Town/City: Norwich
County: Norfolk
Includes churchwardens overseers, constables and surveyors accounts and minutes of charity schoold subscribers meetings
Item date: 1430
Date acquired: 1971
Grant Value: 110
Item cost: 110
Institution: Norfolk Record Office
Town/City: Norwich
County: Norfolk
Also includes letters of attorney appointing John Paston supervisor of his Manors of Bentley and Rosehall in Yorkshire