Primary Sources: Manuscripts

N.B. It is possible that some of these records may have been recatalogued since the time that I consulted them (particularly those of King's Lynn). The Colchester records were being catalogued at the time of my consultation and may since have been assigned reference numbers.

1. Arundel Castle archives

MD: 232, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 1469, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1478, 1479, 1480.

2. Bodleian Library

Essex charter 183.
Ms. Gough Cambridgeshire 22.
Ms. Gough Norfolk 20.
Ms. Rawlinson Essex 11.
Norfolk charters 14, 105-107, 120, 239, 242-247, 294, 299, 303, 339, 509-511, 513, 594, 722.
Norfolk rolls 8, 9, 10, 13.
Suffolk charters 207, 214, 897, 898, 1072, 1324, 1434.
Suffolk roll 18.

3. British Museum

Additional charters		2006, 5254, 6317, 6703, 7910-7913, 8069, 8371, 8382, 8479, 8480, 9235, 9252, 9542, 9554, 9661, 9662, 9666, 9716, 9720, 9721, 9952, 10118-10132, 10139, 10142, 10143, 10145, 10146, 14965, 19316, 19319, 34241-34244, 41691, 41692, 56809.
Additional Mss.		5811 - Parochial antiquities, vol.X f.19b 12505 - Yarmouth chronicle copy 25011 - Ipswich Domesday book 25012 - Ipswich Domesday book 30158 - Register of the General Court of Ipswich 33447 - Ramsey abbey cellarers' accounts 37791 - Lynn custumal
Additional rolls		689 - Rental of West Dereham abbey 691 - Fastolf deeds 692 - Rental of episcopal properties in Lynn 14976-14986 - Yarmouth muragers' accounts 26875 - Account of Holy Trinity Priory, Ipswich
Campbell		ii, 5; ix, 2-5; xxiii, 14; xxix, 10.
Cottonian Claudius		E VIII - Yarmouth chronicle copy.
Egerton manuscript		2788 - Ipswich Domesday book.
Harleian charters		45 D.34, 45 D.35, 46 E.30, 54 A.3, 54 B.41, 56 G.32, 85 A.4 85 H.12.
Harleian rolls		23, 24 - Lynn customs account and control 1405-06.
Lansdowne manuscript		101 - Yarmouth chronicle copy.
Sloane charter		xxxiii, 42.
Stowe charters		384, 386, 388-93, 395, 397-99.
Stowe manuscripts		834-841 - Morant collections.

4. Corporation of London Record Office

Liber Lynn

5. Essex Record Office

a) Colchester Records:
Court rolls 2, 5, 12-16, 18-20, 22-81 (1311-1485).
Roll of pleas, fifteenth to sixteenth centuries.
Sergeants' Petitions (estreat rolls) a-f.
St. Helen's gild account, 1441-42.
Register of St. John's abbey (Colch. Ms.57).


b) Maldon Records:
D/B 3/1/1		Court Book, 1384-1449.
D/B 3/1/2		Court Book, 1458-1543.
D/B 3/1/3		White Book.
D/B 3/3/1-41, 401, 419		court rolls, 1402-71.
D/B 3/3/68, 403		chamberlains' accounts, 1458 and 1469.
D/B 3/3/74/3		record of a civil plea.
D/B 3/3/212		estreat and subsidy rolls.
D/B 3/3/411		fee farm receipts.
D/B 3/3/216/1		fee farm receipts.
D/B 3/3/216/2		lease.
D/B 3/11/16, 17		conveyances.

6. Norfolk Record Office

a) King's Lynn records:
C2		royal charters and letters patent.
C3		royal letters close and privy seal writs.
C4		non-royal charters and letters.
C5/1-3		Merchant Gild congregation rolls.
C5/4		Corpus Christi gild congregation roll.
C6		Hall rolls.
C7		Hall books.
C9/1		register of oaths and freemen.
C10/2		formulary/letter book.
C10/6		compositions between Bishop and burgesses.
C12		enrolled and original wills.
C13/1		assizes of bread.
C14/1		coroner's roll.
C15/1, 2		constabulary inquisitions.
C16/1, 2		hustings rolls.
C17		leet rolls.
C18/1		gaol delivery roll.
C19/1		commission of the peace.
C34/1		election of a committee for parliamentary affairs.
C35/1		list of borough muniments.
C36/255		appointment of ad hoc officers.
C37		tallage rolls.
C38		Merchant Gild account rolls.
C39		chamberlains' accounts.
C43/1, 2		mayoral accounts.
C47/1, 2		constabulary tax assessments.
C48/4		composition between Bishop of Norwich and Earl of Arundel.
C48/6, 7		community rentals.
C50/Bd, Be		deeds.
Gd 1-32		Corpus Christi gild account rolls.
Gd 75		Merchant Gild terrier.
Gd 80		register of the gild of St. Francis.
uncatalogued		roll of wages of royal officers.

b) Norwich cathedral-priory records:
R232B, box 2, #4141 - account roll of Lynn manor.

c) Norwich city records:
Court roll 13.

d) Probate records:
Norwich Consistory Court: will registers Heydon, Harsyk, Hyrnyng, Doke, Wilby, Aleyn, Brosyard, Betyns, Jekkys, Paynot, Caston, Typpes, Sayve.

e) Great Yarmouth records:
C4		court rolls.
C18/1		Book of Oaths and Ordinances.

7. Public Record Office

C1		early Chancery proceedings.
C47		gild returns of 1389.
C67		Staple rolls.
C81		ancient petitions.
C143		inquisitions ad quod damnum.
C146		ancient deeds.
C219		parliamentary returns.
C267		appointments of Staple officers.
CP25		feet of fines.
E40		ancient deeds.
E101		various accounts.
E122		original customs accounts.
E179		subsidy rolls.
E326		ancient deeds.
E356		enrolled customs accounts.
J.I.1		assize rolls.
KB27		coram rege rolls.
PROB 11		Prerogative Court of Canterbury: will registers Marche, Luffenham, Stokton, Godyn, Wattys, Logge, Milles, Dogett, Vox, Horne.
SC2		local court records.
SC6		ministers' and receivers' accounts.
SC8		ancient petitions.

8. Suffolk Record Office

a) Ipswich records:
C5/1-9		court rolls temporibus Henry III-Henry V: Great Court rolls, petty plea rolls, recognisance rolls, abatement rolls, miscellaneous documents.
C5/10, 11		court rolls, 1420-1581: General Court rolls, petty plea rolls, recognisance rolls, dogget rolls, miscellaneous rolls.
C7/1		leet rolls.
C8/1		sessions rolls.
C9/10/1		chamberlains' account, 1446/7.
C1/3/1/1		chamberlains' account, 1463/4.
C2/23		corporation leases.
C2/25		miscellaneous deeds.
C2/26		"gaol" deeds.
C2/27		deeds relating to "Carvers" messuage.
C9/13		grants of common soil.
C9/14		foreshore deeds.
C13/6/3		deeds relating to Tooley's Charity.
C4/1-4		custumals: Black Domesday, White Domesday, Custumale Gippowicense, Great Domesday.
C1/1/2		deeds (excepting C1/1/2/6, a composition regarding the election of sergeants).
C1/1/3		royal pardon, 1446.
C1/1/4		miscellaneous documents.
C1/1/7		receipt for sailors' wages, 1311.
C1/1/8		rental of lands of the queen in Codenham, 1469.
C1/1/16		coroners' roll, 1329-40.
C1/1/22		account for the building of a galley, 1295.
C1/2		miscellaneous documents (including estreats, subsidy roll, medieval inventory of borough archives).

b) Probate records:
IC/AA2/1-2		Archdeaconry of Suffolk registers of wills, 1444-52, 1458-77.
IC/AA1/1/7/4		original will of John Caldwell.