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Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, a Digital Edition

Plate 1.28: Engravings of the Barons’ Letter of 1301 (1 of 6)

Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta depict copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current location: Both copies of the Barons Letter are currently held in the National Archives (E 26), London, UK. Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK.

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1. Plate 1.27: Engraving of the Ruins of Furness Abbey
2. Plate 1.28: Engravings of the Barons’ Letter of 1301 (1 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta depict copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current location: Both copies of the Barons Letter are currently held in the National Archives (E 26), London, UK. Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK.
3. Plate 1.29: Engravings of the English Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 1301 (2 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. 433 x 257 mm, 435 x 257 mm, 435 x 259 mm, 436 x 262 mm, 434 x 262 mm, and 436 x 262 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current locations: Both copies of the Barons’ Letter are currently held in the National Archives at Kew (E 26), London, UK; Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK; Bradshaw’s copy is untraced.
4. Plate 1.30: Engravings of the English Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 1301 (3 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. 433 x 257 mm, 435 x 257 mm, 435 x 259 mm, 436 x 262 mm, 434 x 262 mm, and 436 x 262 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current locations: Both copies of the Barons’ Letter are currently held in the National Archives at Kew (E 26), London, UK; Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK; Bradshaw’s copy is untraced.
5. Plate 1.31: Engravings of the English Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 1301 (4 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta depict copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current location: Both copies of the Barons Letter are currently held in the National Archives (E 26), London, UK. Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK.
6. Plate 1.32: Engravings of the English Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 1301 (5 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. 433 x 257 mm, 435 x 257 mm, 435 x 259 mm, 436 x 262 mm, 434 x 262 mm, and 436 x 262 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current locations: Both copies of the Barons’ Letter are currently held in the National Archives at Kew (E 26), London, UK; Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK; Bradshaw’s copy is untraced.
7. Plate 1.33: Engravings of the English Barons’ Letter to the Pope, 1301 (6 of 6) Plates 1.28-1.33 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce copy A of the document commonly known as the Barons’ Letter of 1301, including trickings of the Barons’ seals. The letter, addressed to Pope Boniface VIII, asserted Edward I’s right to rule over Scotland. Engravings by George Vertue after John Bradshaw’s 1629 copy of the herald Augustine Vincent’s 1624 copy of the manuscript. 433 x 257 mm, 435 x 257 mm, 435 x 259 mm, 436 x 262 mm, 434 x 262 mm, and 436 x 262 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1729. Current locations: Both copies of the Barons’ Letter are currently held in the National Archives at Kew (E 26), London, UK; Augustine Vincent’s copy is in the College of Arms (Vincent MSS 103[v] and 425), London, UK; Bradshaw’s copy is untraced.
8. Plate 1.34: Engraving of a Bronze Head of Sulis Minerva Found at Bath Plate 1.34 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the head of a first-century CE gilded bronze statue of Minerva unearthed in Bath in 1727. The findspot has now been identified as the site of a temple dedicated to Sulis Minerva, patron deity of Aquae Sulis (Roman Bath). Engraving by George Vertue after Alexander Gordon. 402 x 282 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1730. Current location: The Roman Baths Museum in Bath, Somerset, UK.
9. Plate 1.35: Engravings of Colchester Castle (1 of 2) Plates 1.35-1.36 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of Colchester Castle and architectural plans of the site. Colchester Castle is a Norman keep (c. 1070) built upon the ruins of an ancient Roman temple to Claudius. Engravings by George Vertue after “Boul” (probably Cornelis Boel) and Isaac Whood. 286 x 457 mm and 285 x 453 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1732. Current location: Colchester, Essex, UK.
10. Plate 1.36: Engravings of Colchester Castle (2 of 2) Plates 1.35-1.36 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of Colchester Castle and architectural plans of the site. Colchester Castle is a Norman keep (c. 1070) built upon the ruins of an ancient Roman temple to Claudius. Engravings by George Vertue after “Boul” (probably Cornelis Boel) and Isaac Whood. 286 x 457 mm and 285 x 453 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1732. Current location: Colchester, Essex, UK.
11. Plate 1.37: Engravings of Tables of English Coins (1 of 2) Plates 1.37-1.38 of Vetusta Monumenta present corrected versions of the tables of gold and silver English coins first created by John Sharp, Archbishop of York (1645-1714), in 1697. Engravings by George Vertue after Sharp’s original tables. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1731. Current location: Sharp’s tables are in manuscript volumes containing his treatise on English coinage in the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature at the University of London (MS 66) and in the British Library, London, UK (Harley 4119).
12. Plate 1.38: Engravings of Tables of English Coins (2 of 2) Plates 1.37-1.38 of Vetusta Monumenta present corrected versions of the tables of gold and silver English coins first created by John Sharp, Archbishop of York (1645-1714), in 1697. Engravings by George Vertue after Sharp’s original tables. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1731. Current location: Sharp’s tables are in manuscript volumes containing his treatise on English coinage in the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature at the University of London (MS 66) and in the British Library, London, UK (Harley 4119).
13. Plate 1.39: Engraving of Tutbury Castle Plate 1.39 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Tutbury Castle as it appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.40, 1.41, 1.42, 1.44, 1.46, 2.11, and 2.13. 304 x 467 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1733. Current location: Tutbury, Staffordshire, UK.
14. Plate 1.40: Engraving of Melbourne Castle Plate 1.40 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Melbourne Castle as it appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.39, 1.41, 1.42, 1.44, 1.46, 2.11, and 2.13. 304 x 465 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1733. Current location: The above-ground remains of Melbourne Castle are a piece of a wall and the foundations of a turret, located on a site called “Castle Farm,” in Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK.
15. Plate 1.41: Engraving of Lancaster Castle Plate 1.41 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Lancaster Castle and Priory Church as they appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.39, 1.40, 1.42, 1.44, 1.46, 2.11, and 2.13. 302 x 475 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1734. Current location: Lancaster Castle and the Priory Church are located on the summit of the castle hill on the western edge of Lancaster, Lancashire, UK.
16. Plate 1.42: Engraving of Pontefract Castle Plate 1.42 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Pontefract Castle as it appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.44, 1.46, 2.11, and 2.13. 340 x 480 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1734. Current location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, UK.
17. Plate 1.43: Engraving of English Coins Struck in France and Flanders Plate 1.43 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts one seal and seven coins struck in France and Flanders by English princes (and a pretender) from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries: the golden seal of Edmund, King of Sicily (c. 1254-1261), a royal of Edward the Black Prince (c. 1364), a chaise of Edward the Black Prince (c. 1363), a salute of Henry VI (c. 1423), an angelot of Henry VI (c. 1427), a rose noble of Henry VII (c. 1485-1489), a silver jeton of Perkin Warbeck, Pretender (c. 1494), and a Tournay groat of Henry VIII (c. 1514). Engraving by George Vertue after his own drawings. 459 x 273 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1734. Current locations: The golden seal of Edmund, King of Sicily is in the British Museum (OA.3017), London, UK; the seven coins here engraved are untraced.
18. Plate 1.44: Engraving of Knaresborough Castle Plate 1.44 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Knaresborough Castle as it appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.42, 1.46, 2.11, and 2.13. 301 x 461 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1735. Current location: Knaresborough Castle is located on a steep cliff overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, UK.
19. Plate 1.45: Engraving of a Portrait of Thomas Tanner Plate 1.45 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduces a portrait of Thomas Tanner, Bishop of Asaph and a beloved fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Produced shortly after his death, the print commemorates Tanner’s antiquarian research on seals, monasteries, and English literary history. Engraving by George Vertue after a portrait of Tanner painted by an unknown artist that was displayed at the University of Oxford. 390 x 269 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1736. Current location: All Soul’s College, Oxford, UK.
20. Plate 1.46: Engraving of Tickhill Castle Plate 1.46 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts Tickhill Castle as it appeared in the sixteenth century. Engraving by George Vertue after a drawing originally produced for a survey of the properties of the Duchy of Lancaster conducted by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Ambrose Cave, in 1561. Further drawings from this cache were engraved as Plates 1.39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.42, 1.44, 2.11, and 2.13. 302 x 455 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1737. Current locations: Parts of the castle grounds and Tickhill Castle House are leased to a private tenant in Tickhill, Doncaster, UK.
21. Plate 1.47: Engraving of a Plan of the Roman Roads in Yorkshire Plate 1.47 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduces a plan of the Roman roads in Yorkshire and immediately adjacent areas originally published by Francis Drake in his Eboracum: Or the History and Antiquities of the City of York in 1736. Unsigned engraving, likely by George Vertue, after Drake’s original map. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1737. 364 x 479 mm. Current location: Drake’s notebook documenting his research on York is in the York Minster Library (MS XVI.I.2), York, UK.
22. Plate 1.48: Engraving of a Roman Pavement found at Cotterstock Plate 1.48 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts a Roman mosaic floor discovered in 1736 between the villages of Cotterstock and Glapthorn, Northamptonshire. The engraving reconstructs the original appearance of a pavement that had been partially destroyed by cultivation in the field where it was discovered. Engraving by George Vertue after William Bogdani, George Lynn Sr, and George Lynn Jr. 464 x 513 mm (bifolium). Published by The Society of Antiquaries of London in 1737. Current location: Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, UK; the mosaic floor has been reburied but continues to be known through modern surveying techniques.
23. Plate 1.49: Engraving of the Bishop’s Chapel at Hereford Plate 1.49 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the late eleventh-century bishop’s chapel at Hereford, originally part of the episcopal palace to the south of Hereford Cathedral, as drawn by William Stukeley in 1721. Engraving by George Vertue after William Stukeley. 292 x 366 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1738. Current location: The chapel was demolished by 1746 except for the north wall, which is adjacent to the cloister; this surviving wall together with a portion of the bishop’s hall are the two significant medieval remains still partially extant within the eighteenth-century bishop’s palace in Hereford, Herefordshire, UK.