Identity area
Reference code
SJLM/3/1/5
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJLM/3/1/5
Title
Probate Copy Will
Date(s)
- 1512 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, parchment
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1469-1535)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A contemporary copy of the will of Lady Margaret. Attached is a sealed deed of William, Archbishop of Canterbury and papal legate, dated 22 October 1512 at Lambeth, granting probate of the will.
Incorporating her original will (6 June 1508) and the memorandum for founding St John's College.
Stored in a wooden box
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
A large vellum sheet, with a strip of parchment attached by running its tabe through the vellum sheet. Also includes the remains of the Archbishop's seal. The will is in English, the grant of probate is in Latin.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Printed in Collegium Divi Johannis Evangelistae, quatercentenary publication, 1911
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Former Ref.
D4.6