Medieval English genealogy: What's new on this site: January-March 2011

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What's new on this site: January-March 2011

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26 February 2011:

New material

In the Feet of Fines section, abstracts of fines for Kent (1399-1404) (225 fines), Northumberland (1355-1509) (134 fines) and Yorkshire (1377-1388) (250 fines) have been added.

New links

A brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
- Handwriting and language:
  - Charles Trice Martin, The Record Interpreter: a collection of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in English historical manuscripts and records. (2nd edition, 1910) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
Medieval source material on the Internet:
- County and local history:
  - W. H. St John Hope and Harold Brakspear, Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire. (Mel Lockie)
    Transcript of an article from the Archaelogical Journal, volume 66 (1909).
  - Kent Archaeological Society on-line publishing
    A collection of papers on Kent history by various authors.
  - The Topographical Tradition [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF files. Extracts from 16th-19th century topographical works concerning Kent.
  - Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Volume 12. (1800) (British History Online)
  - My Leicestershire Digital Archive (University of Leicester)
    The University of Leicester Special Collections section contains a number of published sources for Leicestershire history, including William Burton's The description of Leicestershire and John Nichols's The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester.
  - Judy Buckley, For the Good of This Town: The Jurats of Maidstone [Kent], 1549-1660 (2009) (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF file (1.6 MB). Study of the mayors and aldermen of Maidstone.
- Modern biography and prosopography:
  - The Paradox of Medieval Scotland 1093-1286 (University of Glasgow/University of Edinburgh/King's College, London)
    Biographical database of people active in Scotland, compiled from more than 6000 documents (mostly published). Includes a glossary.
- Public records: Land taxes and feudal surveys:
  - Liber feodorum. The book of fees commonly called Testa de Nevill, ... part 1. A.D. 1198-1242. (1920) (Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)
    Latin transcripts (page images). A transcript based on the page images at the Harold B. Lee Library has been produced by Mel Lockie.
  - F. H. Dickinson, Kirby's Quest for Somerset. Nomina Villarum for Somerset [16 Edward III] ... Exchequer Lay Subsidies 169/5 which is a Tax Roll for Somerset of [1 Edward III] [etc] (1889) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Somerset Record Society [volume 3]. Latin transcripts.
- Public records: Taxation and other lists:
  - H. A. Hanley and C. W. Chalklin, eds, The Kent Lay Subsidy of 1334/5 (1961 [1964]; republished 2008) (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF file (2 MB). Transcript with an introduction.
  - F. H. Dickinson, Kirby's Quest for Somerset. Nomina Villarum for Somerset [16 Edward III] ... Exchequer Lay Subsidies 169/5 which is a Tax Roll for Somerset of [1 Edward III] [etc] (1889) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    Somerset Record Society [volume 3]. Latin transcripts.
- Public records: Common law records:
  - Modern indexes to CP 40 (plea rolls) of the reign of Henry VIII. (The Anglo-American Legal Tradition)
    Lists of parties, sorted by first plaintiff, first defendant and county; in progress.
- Public records: Chancery and other equity suits:
  - Indexes to C 33 (Chancery entry books) of the reign of James I. (The Anglo-American Legal Tradition)
    Transcripts of contemporary indexes; in progress.
  - Modern indexes to REQ 1 (registers of the Court of Requests) of the reign of Charles I. (The Anglo-American Legal Tradition)
    Lists of parties, sorted by first plaintiff, first defendant and date; in progress.
- Public records: Chancery rolls:
  - The Gascon Rolls Project (1317-1468) (Oxford University/Liverpool University/King's College, London)
    Work in progress, to provide an online calendar of the unpublished rolls (C 61/32-144), together with images of the original documents, searchable indexes and a historical introduction.
  - Thomas Duffus Hardy, ed., Rotuli Litterarum Patentium in Turri Londinensi Asservati ... [1201-1216] (1835) (Jon Crump, The Itinerary of King John Project)
    Page images of Latin transcripts in record type. The site also includes an interactive timeline and map based on the itinerary in Hardy's edition.
  - Calendar of the General and Special Assize and General Gaol Delivery Commissions on the dorses of the Patent Rolls. Richard II (1377-1399). (1977) (G. R. Boynton, University of Iowa)
- Public records: Miscellaneous public records:
  - J. S. Brewer, ed., revised by R. H. Brodie, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 1. (second edition, 1920-1932) (British History Online)
    Includes parts 1-3.
  - J. S. Brewer, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 2. (1864) (British History Online)
    Includes parts 1 and 2.
  - J. S. Brewer, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 3. (1867) (British History Online)
    Includes parts 1 and 2.
  - J. S. Brewer, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 4. (1875) (British History Online)
    Includes parts 1-3.
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 5. (1880) (British History Online)
    Includes parts 1-3.
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 6. (1882) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 7. (1883) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 8. (1885) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 12, part 2. (1891) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 13, part 1. (1892) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner, ed., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 13, part 2. (1893) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie, eds, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 14, part 1. (1894) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie, eds, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 16. (1898) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie, eds, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 20, part 2. (1907) (British History Online)
  - James Gairdner and R. H. Brodie, eds, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII. Volume 21, part 2. (1910) (British History Online)
- Manorial records:
  - Bridgett Jones, The Kilwardby survey of the archbishop's manors in south-east England, 1273-4 (2007) (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF file (1.5 MB). Parallel Latin transcript and translation.
  - Joan Thirsk, ed., Hadlow [Kent]: Life, Land and People in a Wealden Parish, 1460-1600 (2006) (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF files (13 and 0.8 MB). Study of the manor, based on a recently discovered survey of 1460. The Latin text of the survey and a translation are available in a separate file.
  - Wotton Project (Kent Archaeological Society)
    Draft transcription of a survey of the lands of Thomas Wotton, 1557-1560, with supporting material to follow.
- Probate records:
  - British Record Society Probate Collection (National Wills Index, Origins Network)
    Index compiled from volumes published by the British Record Society, searchable by subscribers. Currently includes wills and administrations from 20 counties and the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, from the late-medieval period to the 19th century.
  - Summary of Edenbridge [Kent] Wills (Lionel Cole)
    List of wills proved before 1857 (all jurisdictions), with notes on people and properties mentioned.
  - East Kent wills and probate records 1396-1858 (M. J. and D. G. Cozens, Kent Archaeological Society)
    Complete index of wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury and Consistory Court of Canterbury to 1858.
  - Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury and Consistory Court of Canterbury Inventories (Maureen Rawson)
    Indexes to probate inventories, in progress, so far covering only a few years in the 17th century.
  - Kentish Administrations, 1559-1649 (John Blythe Dobson, University of Winnipeg)
    Alphabetically arranged list of the abstracts by Leland L. Duncan originally printed in Archaeologia Cantiana.
- Church records and religious houses:
  - A.T. Bannister, ed., A transcript of "The Red Book", a detailed account of the Hereford Bishopric estates in the thirteenth century. (Mel Lockie)
    Transcript of edition published in Camden Miscellany, volume 15 (1929). Introduction, Latin text and index.
- Urban and guild records:
  - Sydney Simmons, The Wardens of the Town Lands of Tonbridge [Kent], the Account Book, 1575-1760 (2009) (Kent Archaeological Society)
    PDF file (7.5 MB). Transcript.
Links:
- Maps:
  - Lewis Topographical Dictionaries (Mel Lockie)
    Gazetteer based on the Topographical Dictionaries for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales published by Samuel Lewis in the early 19th century. Scans of the published volumes are available at the Internet Archive.
- Miscellaneous:
  - The Gatehouse (Philip Davis)
    Gazetteer of medieval castles, palaces and fortifications in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, including an extensive bibliography, background essays and a list of licences to crenellate.
- The City Livery Companies:
  - Fruiterers

For older additions, see: