Battle Abbey Archives addenda, 1372-1528

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Summary

Title:
Battle Abbey archives addenda
Dates:
1372-1528
Creators:
Battle Abbey
Abstract:
A group of six estate-related deeds for the Benedictine abbey of St. Martin at Battle, Sussex.
Extent:
6 deeds in one box
Language:
The records are in Latin and English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Battle Abbey archives addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Six deeds, 1372-1528. One deed is a grant for life to John de Mapples in Beauchief, Derbyshire (HM 82452); mistakenly attributed to Battle in Sussex by an earlier cataloger. The other five deeds include grants, leases and contracts for the Abbey of St. Martin at Battle, Sussex (HM 82453-82457).

Because of the separate source and date of acquisition the decision was made to catalog this group of deeds as an addenda to the Battle Abbey archives rather than integrate the deeds with the existing archives here at the Huntington Library (Battle Abbey archives, 1077-1780, approximately 3,000 pieces).

Biographical / historical:

The Benedictine abbey of St. Martin at Battle, Sussex; founded by William the Conqueror to commemorate his victory over Harold at Hastings. The abbey possessed lands in Sussex, Berkshire, Essex, Surrey, and Kent. After the Dissolution, the abbey and its immediately adjacent lands, together with the lands in Sussex and Kent, were sold to Sir Anthony Browne, Henry VIII's Master of the Horse, whose son Anthony was created 1st Viscount Montague in 1554. In 1721 the lands were sold to Sir Thomas Webster, a prosperous London merchant. The Battle estate remained in the family until 1976. Since then it has been the property of the Department of the Environment.

Acquisition information:
Purchased through Maggs from Sotheby's, Lot 5, April 13, 1981.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Christopher Whittick and Gayle M. Richardson.
Date Prepared:
© 2016
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Gayle M. Richardson in April 2016

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Battle Abbey archives addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
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Contact:
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