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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society18
Brotherton Collection9
Medieval Manuscripts7
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theology3
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sermons2
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decoration and ornament, architectural1
fabulous animals1
furniture design1
italian poetry1

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Aetolian League1
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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)2
Catholic Church2
Higgin, Anthony2
Androuet Du Cerceau, Jacques (1511-1586)1
Avraham Ibn ʿEzra1
Baron Brotherton1
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)1
Bomberg, Daniel (1483-1549)1
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton1
Browne, John1

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Tulips (fol. 188v)
Archive Piece

Tulips (fol. 188v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The border is decorated with yellow tulips, campanulas and curved acanthus leaves. 2-line initials 'E' in blue and red on gold grounds, and 1-line intials 'A' in gold on blue and red grounds. Line-fil...

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Foliate initial (fol. 77v)
Archive Piece

Foliate initial (fol. 77v)

[ca. 1100-1150]

5-line initial 'S' composed of foliage, in black outline, touched in red, on a blue and green background.

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Grant

1384

1. John Aliceson 2. Thomas his son

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Gift with warranty

26 Sep 1333

1. John Darel 2. Thomas Darel, brother of John Gift of three tofts, crofts and three bovates of land with appurtenances in the will and territory of Thornton en la More; to hold of the chief lords...

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Grant of land and boonworks

28 Mar 1288

1 William son of William de Habbetona 2 Adam son of Adam le Bruys of Pyker[ing] Property: all the land which he had held in demesne in Great Habton [description given], with full power to distra...

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Covenant for the maintenance of Johane Myddylton after the death of William Myddylton, her husband

18 Mar 1550

1 William Myddylton of Stockeld, knight, and Dame Johane his wife 2 John Myddylton of Stubham Lodge, esquire

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Partition

1 Jun 1596

Between Gregory Michell of the Fieldheade in Stansfield yeoman and Richard his younger brother, clothier, of a house at Fieldhead and lands bequeathed to them by their father Richard Michell.</p><p>Wi...

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Grant and quitclaim

Late 13th century

Grant and quitclaim [no grantee is named] by William Tyrel formerly son of Thomas Tyrel of all right in Richard son of William de Chyuet and his sequel. Witnesses: Henry de Chyuet the forester, Thoma...

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Notes in English and Latin, apparently for a course of sermons for Sundays throughout the year, by Anthony Higgin

Higgin, Anthony

c.1587

Contains: (1) f.6: in festo Matthaei, Matth.9.9; (2) f.8: Math.9.9. Euangelium on Mathews day 1587; (3) f.11: Dominica 1a post trinit. Luke 16 Dives and Lazarus; (4) f.12: Dominica 2a post trinit. Luk...

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Super prima et secunda parte Infortiati

Ubaldi, Baldo degli (1327?-1400); Stagnino, Bernardino (1540); Cypressus, Georgius Petrus; Risenfels, Ferdinand Heinrich Freiherr (1688-1754); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

anno.d. M.cccclxxxxiiij.die.v.februarij. [5 February 1494]

Signatures: a-n⁸ o¹⁰ p-s⁸ t-v⁶. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on v6v reads: Imp[re]ssa venetijs p[er] Magistru[m] Bernardinu[m] stagninu[m].de Tridino ex mo[n]teferato su[m]ptib[us] sui...

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