Medieval English genealogy: What's new on this site: April-June 2009

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29 May 2009:

New material

In the Feet of Fines section, abstracts of fines for Nottinghamshire (1390-1509) (199 fines) have been added.

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A brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
- Public records: Pipe rolls:
  - Introduction to the Study of the Pipe Rolls. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Pipe Roll Society, volume 3 (1884).
Medieval source material on the Internet:
- Medieval and early modern texts: by author, A-G:
  - Edward Kylie, translator and editor, The English Correspondence of Saint Boniface ... (1911) (Susan Rhoads, Elfinspell)
    English translation of correspondence of the eighth-century missionary to the Germans.
- Medieval and early modern texts: by subject:
  - Stephen: Richard Clarke Sewell, ed., Gesta Stephani: regis Anglorum, et ducis Normannorum ... (1846)
    Latin transcript
- County and local history:
  - William Farrer, Feudal Cambridgeshire. (1920) (Google Book Search)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 1. (1797) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 2. (1797) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 3. (1797) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 4. (1798) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 5. (1798) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 6. (1798) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 7. (1798) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 8. (1799) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 9. (1800) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 10. (1800) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 11. (1800) (British History Online)
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 12. (1800) (British History Online)
  - Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, ed., A Survey of London by John Stow. Volume 1. (1908) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, ed., A Survey of London by John Stow. Volume 2. (1908) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
- Public records: Pipe rolls:
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the fifth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1158-1159. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 1 (1884).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the sixth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1159-1160. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 2 (1884).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1160-1161. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 4 (1885).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the eighth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1161-1162. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 5 (1885).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the ninth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1162-1163. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 6 (1886).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the tenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1163-1164. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 7 (1886).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the eleventh year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1164-1165. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 8 (1887).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twelfth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1165-1166. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 9 (1888).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the thirteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1166-1167. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 11 (1889).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the fourteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1167-1168. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 12 (1890).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the fifteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1168-1169. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 13 (1890).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the sixteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1169-1170. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 15 (1892).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the seventeenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1170-1. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 16 (1893).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the eighteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1171-2. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 18 (1894).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the nineteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1172-3. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 19 (1895).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twentieth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1173-1174. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 21 (1896).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twenty-first year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1174-1175. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 22 (1897).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1180-1181. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 30 (1909).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1181-1182. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 31 (1910).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the twenty-ninth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1182-1183. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 32 (1911).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the thirtieth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1183-1184. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 33 (1912).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the thirty-first year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1184-1185. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 34 (1913).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the thirty-second year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1185-1186. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 36 (1914).
  - The Great roll of the pipe for the thirty-third year of the reign of King Henry the Second, A.D. 1186-1187. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcript. Pipe Roll Society, volume 37 (1915).
  - Thomas Stapleton, ed., Magni rotuli scaccarii Normanniae. Volume 2. (1844) (Google Book Search)
    Latin transcript in record type, with lengthy "observations".
- Public records: Common law records:
  - Three rolls of the king's court in the reign of King Richard the First, A.D. 1194-1195. (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Curia regis rolls 1, 3 and 4. Latin transcript, in record type. Pipe Roll Society, volume 14 (1891).
- Public records: Feet of fines:
  - Sir John Maclean, Pedes Finium or excerpts from the Feet of Fines for the County of Gloucester from the 7th John to the 57th Henry III (Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society)
    English abstracts, from Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, volume 16, pages 183-195 (1891-92).
- Public records: Chancery rolls:
  - Calendar of the liberate rolls ... Henry III. Volume 2. A.D. 1240-1245. (1930) (Digital General Collection, University of Michigan)
    English abstracts.
  - Calendar of the liberate rolls ... Henry III. Volume 3. A.D. 1245-1251. (1937) (Digital General Collection, University of Michigan)
    English abstracts.
  - Calendar of the liberate rolls ... Volume 4. 1251-1260. (1959) (Digital General Collection, University of Michigan)
    English abstracts.
  - Calendar of the liberate rolls ... Volume 5. 1260-1267. (1961) (Digital General Collection, University of Michigan)
    English abstracts.
  - Calendar of the liberate rolls ... Volume 6. 1267-1272 with Appendices 1220-1267. (1964) (Digital General Collection, University of Michigan)
    English abstracts.
- Public records: Miscellaneous public records:
  - Thomas Rymer, Foedera, conventiones, literae, et cujuscunque generis acta publica ... ("Rymer's foedera"), Volume 3, parts 1 and 2 (3rd edn, 1740) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
- Charters:
  - Spotland: Medieval Deeds from Chetham's Library (Medieval Documentation for Salford Hundred)
    Scans of medieval deeds relating to Spotland (in Rochdale), Lancashire.
  - W. A. Hulton, ed., The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey, volume 3 (1848) (Google Book Search)
    Chetham Society, old series, volume 16. Latin transcript.
- Church records and religious houses:
  - Barnwell: John Willis Clark, ed., Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle. (1907) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Latin transcript.
Links:
- Medieval (and early modern) armorials:
  - C. Hunter Blair, The Armorials of Northumberland: an Index and an Ordinary (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Archaeologia aeliana, 3rd series, volume 6, pp. 89-190 (1910).
  - J. Foster, Two Tudor books of arms. Harleian MSS. Nos. 2169 & 6163. ([London,] 1904) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Introduction, transcript and illustrations: Randle Holme's Book (temp. Henry VI) and Peter le Neve's Book (c.1480-1500).
  - Thomas Willement, ed., A roll of arms of the reign of Richard the Second. (London, 1834) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Introduction and transcript: Willement's Roll (c.1395).
- Seals:
  - Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume 1. (1887) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Seals of England and Wales: sovereigns, royal officers, ecclesiastical.
  - Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume 2. (1892) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Seals of England and Wales: local, princes of Wales, equestrian, noble and other ladies, heraldic A-F.
  - Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume 4. (1895) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Seals of Scotland and Ireland.
  - Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume 5. (1898) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Seals of the Byzantine Empire and of France.
  - Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. Volume 6. (1900) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Seals of foreign countries.
  - [Louis] Douët d'Arcq, Inventaires et documents publiés par ordre de l'Empereur sous la direction de M. le comte de Laborde. Collection de sceaux. Volume 1. (1863) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - [Louis] Douët d'Arcq, Inventaires et documents publiés par ordre de l'Empereur sous la direction de M. le comte de Laborde. Collection de sceaux. Volume 2. (1867) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - [Louis] Douët d'Arcq, Inventaires et documents publiés par ordre de l'Empereur sous la direction de M. le comte de Laborde. Collection de sceaux. Volume 3. (1868) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - Walter de Gray Birch, History of Scottish seals from the eleventh to the seventeenth century ... Volume 1. The royal seals of Scotland. (1905) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - Walter de Gray Birch, History of Scottish seals from the eleventh to the seventeenth century ... Volume 2. Ecclesiastical and monastic seals of Scotland. (1907) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - Henry Laing, Descriptive Catalogue of Impressions from Ancient Scottish Seals. (Bannatyne Club, 1850) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  - William Rae Macdonald, Scottish Armorial Seals. (1904) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)

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