Difference between revisions of "MRP: New work on primary documents"

Revision as of 12:29, September 20, 2011

New work on primary documents

The acquisition of primary documents involves imaging the documents digitally where possible, followed by their summary and possible transcription. Digital images are held offline, unless otherwise noted and the licence conditions with the holders of the original documents permit. Some summaries and transcriptions have been posted to this wiki as examples of document types.

Tuesday, 20th September 2011

Identified letter from Nicholas Ridley, former Bishop of Rochester, to Dean of Rochester, 1551, regarding his former steward, Robert Deane (Letter from Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, to the Dean of Rochester, October 7th, 1551, MALS, DRc_Egz_002). Deane acquired various leases from the bishopric of Rochester, including that of the Bishop's place and lands in Halling
Identified William Lambarde and Sir John Leveson correspondence in Halling, together with a wide range of estate documents related to the Leveson estates in Halling (the Whorne estate), held in the Sutherland papers at Staffordshire Record Office
Obtained copies of C19th tithe and parish maps for Halling
- Halling tithe map, 1843
- Ordinance survey map, Kent sheet: XXXX, 1866
- Ordinance survey map, 2nd ed., Kent sheet: XIX.13,1897

Tuesday, 13th September 2011

Identified possible additional Chancery document involving Thomas Stanley, Maximilian Dallison's father-in-law: C 6/42/65 Short title: Grace v Stanley. Plaintiffs: John Grace. Defendants: Thomas Stanley. Subject: property in Shorne, Rochester, Maidstone, and Chatham, Kent. Document type: answer only. 1652

Identified, imaged and transcribed a new Chancery document involving Sir Thomas Piers (Peers) in dispute with Sir George Theobald. a cousin of Margaret Oxenden. Contains interrogatories and deposition dated 1654 of Lady Margaret Oxenden. Involves dispute over legal fees for serjeant-at-law Robert Hatton, who is connected with Theobald. Theobald had been involved in negotiations between the young then Mr. Thomas Piers and the Oxenden family regarding the appropriate marriage portion in his proposed marriage with Jane Oxenden, Sir George Oxenden's sister. The deposition took place at "the signe of the Red Lyon" in Wingham before Sir Thomas Palmer, Bart., Sir Edmond Monings, Bart., Thomas Brodnax, Esq., and Edward Boys, gent., who held a writ of commission from the High Court of Chancery in Westminster

• C22/299/32 Theobald v Peeres Between 1558 and 1714

Having now viewed C 4/59/46 [-] and Thomas Stone v. [-] Hellinge: answer Date of document: Seventeenth century 1601 Jan 1 - 1700 Dec 31 have concluded that this document is not relavant

Friday, 9th September 2011

Identified three documents of interest to understanding Sir Maximilian Dallison's estate(s) prior to his death in 1631:

• C 2/ChasI/B11/22 Short title: Bishop of Bath and Wells v Dalyson. Plaintiff: Bishop of Bath and Wells. Defendant: Dalyson kt and others. Document type: [Bill and answer or answers]. Between 1625 and 1660
• C 2/ChasI/B170/70 Short title: Bishop of Bath and Wells v Dallison. Plaintiff: Bishop of Bath and Wells. Defendant: Dallison and others. Document type: Replication. 1625-1660
• C 22/598/30 Bath & Wells, Bishop of v. Dallison. Between 1558 and 1714
• The Bishop of Bath and Wells is probably the former Bishop of Rochester, and this Chancery case is probably about Dallison's lease from the Bishop of Rochester

Thursday, 8th September 2011

Identified possible related document to C 3/429/50 and C 22/460/21: C 4/59/46 [-] and Thomas Stone v. [-] Hellinge: answer Date of document: Seventeenth century 1601 Jan 1 - 1700 Dec 31

Wednesday, 7th September 2011

Draft transcription completed for C 3/429/50 Stone v Dalison 1640-1642
Identified related document containing interogatories and depositions to be examined: C 22/460/21 Stone v. Dallison Between 1558 and 1714

Tuesday, 6th September 2011

Will of Charles Hoskins, Gentleman of Oxted, Surrey 27 January 1598 PROB 11/91 Lewyn 1 – 57
Will of Charles Hoskins of Oxted, Surrey 06 November 1657 PROB 11/269 Ruthen 411 – 461

Tuesday, 30th August 2011

C2/Eliz/D2/45 Dalison v Raynes Between 1558 and 1603
C2/Eliz/D6/57 Dalison v bishop of Rochester Between 1558 and 1603

C3/429/50 Stone v Dalison 1640-1642

C6/2/39 Dallyson v Maplesden 1641

C 10/65/38 Dalison v. Browne, Bush 1662

C 22/58/39 Dalyson v. Oxinder (sic) Between 1558 and 1714

NOT DOWNLOADED - C2/Eliz/D5/59 Max Dalison v John, lord bishop of Rochester XXXXX
NOT DOWNLOADED - C 9/232/127 Oxenden v. Midleton 1663
NOT DOWNLOADED - C 9/409/92 Oxenden v. Engham 1663

Thursday 18th August 2011

C 10/19/66 Robert Levett v Jacob Searle, Nicholas Gould, Robert Abdy, William Williams, Andrew Rickards, Nathan Wright and others: money matters, Middlesex. Bill and answer 1653

Friday, 12th August 2011

C 9/49/48 Dalison v. Oxenden 1667
C 9/40/58 Oxenden v. Dallison 1668
C 9/240/194 Stanley v. Walsall 1650

C 10/14/38 William Cane v Barnabas Walsall and Thomas Stanley: Rochester, Kent 1651
C 10/57/109 Gore, Woodward and Meggs v. East India company, Governor & c. and others 1652
C 10/74/1 Roger Andrewes, John Connis, William Pennoyer, Francis Dashwood and Edward Crispe v Frederick Skinner: mones matters, Middx. 1664

C 114/69 Accounts (household and personal) correspondence (Dutch and French), Probate of will of Charles Marescoe, of London. Lawyer’s charges. Account books (Dutch and French): Middx

Tuesday, 9th August 2011

C 9/40/57 Oxenden v. Dallison and Stanley 1668
C 9/243/66 Dallison v. Skipper and Smith 1666