Bishop Hatfield's Survey, A Record of the Possessions of the See of Durham, Made by Order of Thomas de Hatfield, Bishop of Durham. With an Appendix of Original Documents, and a Glossary.

Survey made 1377-1380 by Bishop Hatfield (1345-1382). Much more extensive than Boldon Buke. Contains full list of all tenants, with quantity of land they held and enumeration of services belonging to each manor. 'Singularly curious as a repertory of names during the fourteenth century.' Appendices include bailiff's roll of manor of Auckland 1337-8, bailiff's rolls for various episcopal manors, 1349-50, and a general receiver's roll for 1385-6.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44011-5

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Durham 1873 Return of Owners of Land

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

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Durham Cathedral Priory Rentals: Volume I Bursar's Rentals

An introduction to the office of bursar and its records precedes the five documents dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Covers the period of transition in the management of estates when, between 1350 and 1418,the direct exploitation of demesnes gave way to a system of leasing. The five documents are: I. Valuation, [c. 1230?]; II. Rent-roll, Pentecost 1270; III. Bursar's Rental, 1340-1 and Sale of Tithes, 1343; IV. Bursar's Rental, 1396-7; V. Bursar's Rent-Book, 1495-6. Ends with a gazeteer giving a description of all the properties accounted for, under the headings of temporalities, spiritualities and obedientiary property.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44055-9

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Durham Quarter Sessions Rolls, 1471-1625

Rolls for 1471-1473 in Latin, thereafter in English. Preceded by an introduction to the Durham Quarter Session, the Durham Commissions of the Peace and the Business in Quarter Sessions. Accounts for the years 1471-1473, 1510-1512, 1555-1557, 1596-1618, 1622, 1624-1625.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44056-6

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Local Records of Northumberland & Durham

Compiled by John Sykes, this is the full set of four volumes published between 1866 and 1875, and covers the period from the earliest records to 1875.    

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Miscellanea. Volume III

I. Durham Recusants' Estates: ii. 1717-1778 Continuation from SS 173 (o/p). II. Durham Estates on the Recusants' Roll 1636-7.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44035-1

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The Durham Liber Vitae and its Context

The Durham Liber Vitae (London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian A. vii) is one of seven surviving libri memoriales from the Carolingian period, and the only English example of its date. The book, which has been notably little studied, contains several thousand names of persons associated with a Northumbrian church, probably Lindisfarne, but possibly Monkwearmouth/Jarrow.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83060-3

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The Register of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham 1406-1437, Volume VI

Entries for 1427-1435, from folios 294v-304v of the register of Bishop Langley's vicars-general. Substantial index of persons, places and subjects for all volumes of the register. See volumes 164, 166, 169, 170, 177.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44037-5

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The Register of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham 1406-1437. Volume III

Entries for 1421-26, folios 110-174. Latin transcription with English (editorial) descriptive headings and occasional calendaring of entries in common form in English. See Volumes 164, 166, 170, 177, 182.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44033-7

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The Registers of Cuthbert Turnstall, Bishop of Durham 1530-59 and James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham 1561-76

Mainly Latin, some English. Includes the episcopal register during the vacancy 1559-61. Introduction covers the registers and registrar, Diocesan administration and relations with the crown, archbishops of York and chapter of the cathedral. Largely calendared, with select entries in full.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44028-3

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