Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1542, 1597. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 items :vellum ;Item 1: 219 x 365 mm.; item 2: 356 x 419 mm.Kept together in a box.The seal is damaged.The seal is damaged.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two documents relating to Corwen church: the first is an extract from the Red Book of St Asaph concerning the taxation of the church in 1291 and 1542, and certified by the bishop in 1597, the certificate having been issued at the request of Humphrey Ednevet, vicar of Corwen; the second document is dated 1542.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A detailed list of the manuscript's contents may be found in J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), 1033; a description of the manuscript and its Latin text can also be found in Prof. Edward Bensley, Catalogue of Peniarth Manuscripts which are Wholly or Partly in Latin (NLW), p. 19.
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Hengwrt MS 484.
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 209 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].