Roger Bigod deed : manuscript, ca. 1201-1205

Name:

Bigod, Roger, Earl of Norfolk, -1221; Risinges, Walter de; Risinges, Simon de; Risinges, Eustace de; Risinges, Peter de

Date:

1201

Description:

Record of 3 grants of land in Suffolk by Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, to the sons of magister William de Risinges (Walter, Simon, Eustace, and Peter), for which Bigod received a riding horse, a windmill with a rood of land (possibly the earliest mention of a windmill in Suffolk), and an annual fee. Written in 17 long lines, in a chancery script, with the central part of a wax seal still remaining on a parchment tag. The remnant of the seal shows part of an equestrian figure on one side and a heraldic lion on the other.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps (ms. 27838, number written in ink on verso).; Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 26 June 1974, lot 3057, probably to Paul Grinke (Eye, Suffolk; book label on former housing, with 1974 written on it in ink).; Appears in Sam Fogg Ltd.'s cat. 16 (1995), no. 44.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), Ms. 42.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.; Grinke, Paul, former owner.; Stanitz, John D., former owner.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Relation:

Video orientation: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1338701; The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs211.html

Subject:

Real property -- England -- Suffolk; Windmills -- England -- History; Windmills; History; Real property

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Deeds; Legal documents; Seals (artifacts); Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 111 x 167 mm

Geographic Subject:

England; England -- Suffolk

Rights:

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

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS 211

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)