Peterborough Abbey

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Date:	1000-1600
Places:	Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Religious Institutions (Pre-Reformation) > Benedictine monks
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C78624 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O50858 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1227-1531: charters and other deeds, agreement with Abbot of Crowland, homage roll (1299-1478), manorial records, lease	Burghley House	33/3;34B/1,6;52/39;53/3;74/1-10;80/2-3;98/5-7,23-4	NRA 6666 Cecil See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [19a]
2	12th-14th cent: Black Book incl surveys of manors and inventory of Abbot's muniments	Society of Antiquaries of London	MSS 38,60,126	NRA 27819 See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (nos.754,759,763); Martin, Cartularies... of Peterborough (Northants
3	c1322-29: cartulary	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 39758	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (no.758); Martin, Cartularies, pp17-19
4	13th cent: cartulary	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Egerton MS 2733	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (no.755); Martin, Cartularies, pp13-14
5	c1250-late 14th cent: cartularies	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Peterborough D&C MSS 1,5,6	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (756-7,760-1); Martin, Cartularies, pp7-12, 23-6; Mon Res Bull 2,p7
6	late 14th cent: cartulary	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton Cleopatra C.i, fos 35-157; Cotton Cleopatra C.ii, fos 1-165	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (762)
7	1404: register of George Fraunceys	Boughton House		See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [70n]
8	early 15th cent: sacrist's register Part II	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton Faustina B.iii, fos 1-157	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (765); Martin, Cartularies, pp30-4
9	1526: sacrist's court at Polebroke	Northamptonshire Archives Service	Acc 1977/23 'old box' 21/13	NRA 23059 Montagu-Douglas-Scot
10	annals, rentals and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections		See Index to Add MSS 1783-1835
11	1291-93: assessment of land and rents in Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Taxation of Pope Nicholas)	College of Arms	Monastic charters no.145	NRA 23441 College of Arms
12	14th-16th cent: Thornaugh rentals & surveys 15th-16th cent, Northants and Hunts manorial court rolls 14th-16th cent	Bedfordshire Archives	R (?box 300)	NRA 17140 Russell
13	1504: rental of property in Northants, Hunts and Lincs	Northamptonshire Archives Service	Fitzwilliam of Milton Jeayes no 2585	NRA 5870 Wentworth
14	1298: manorial accounts	Lichfield Cathedral Library	Cox Reference RR.5	See HMC 37: 14th Report, App VIII, 231
15	1513: accounts of collector of Castor manor	Northamptonshire Archives Service	ZB 549	NRA 4039 Northants RO misc
16	1539: valor	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 40629
17	11th-12th cent: manuscripts formerly belonging to abbey, incl part of chronicle	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Harley MSS 3667, 3097	See CE Wright, Fontes Harleiani (1972)
18	12th cent: part of chronicle	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton MS Tiberius C i, fos 2-42	See CE Wright, Fontes Harleiani (1972)
19	two (?) volumes 'De prima Fundatione Burgensis Ecclesie	Unknown location		See Monastic Research Bulletin 5,p15