Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1405

Name:

Bedford, John Plantagenet, Duke of, 1389-1435; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

1399-1485

Date:

1405

Description:

Charter from John as son of Henry IV, Constable of England, and Warden of the East March, recording the appointment of John Bonyngton as auditor of accounts of ministers, such as receivers, bailiffs, and provosts, in the county of Northumberland, issued in the neighboring northern county of Durham at Durham Castle (Chastell de Duresme) on 22 September 1405, with no signature or seal, the bottom of the document probably having been cut away.

Language:

French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)

Provenance:

Sold in a collection of charters at auction at Sotheby's, 7 July 2009 (lot 10).

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278

Subject:

Bonyngton, John; Politics and government

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Letters patent; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, Medieval; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment

Geographic Subject:

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485; Great Britain; Northumberland (England) -- History

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Third son of Henry IV; Constable of England and Warden of the East March as of 1403; Duke of Bedford after 1414.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In Middle French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 1 Folder 55

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts