Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 7, The Honour of Skipton

Published in thirteen volumes (1914–65), this extensive and highly regarded series contains charters and deeds from pre-thirteenth-century Yorkshire.

William Farrer (Edited by), Charles Travis Clay (Edited by)

9781108058308, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2013

416 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map
24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.66 kg

This thirteen-volume series, which first appeared between 1914 and 1965, is an extensive collection of the pre-thirteenth-century charters and related records of Yorkshire, which had previously remained largely unpublished. The first three volumes were edited by William Farrer (1861–1924), after whose death Charles Travis Clay (1885–1978) took up the task. The series was well respected for the quality of Farrer's editing, which was surpassed only by that of Clay in the later volumes. Volume 7 (1947) is devoted to the honour of Skipton, and covers the family of Cecily de Rumilly, founder of Embsay Priory. Breaking from Farrer's original scheme, the Latin texts here extend into the first three quarters of the thirteenth century to form a coherent group relating to Skipton. Each text is accompanied by notes and discussion of points of interest. The volume also contains detailed indexes.

Introduction
1. The lords of the honour of Skipton
2. The lands of the honour of Skipton
3. Charters of the lords of the honour
4. Charters relating to the fees of the honour
Appendices
Index of sources
Index of persons and places
Subject index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]