Author: Bond, Edward A [editor] & Burton, Thomas De
Title: Chronica Monasterii De Melsa, A Fundatione Usque Ad Annum 1396, Auctore Thoma De Burton, Abbate. Accedit Continuation Ad Annum 1406 A Monacho Quodam Ipsius Domus [ Chronicles And Memorials Of Great Britain And Ireland During The Middle Ages Volume 43 ( Rolls Series ) ] [ volume I only ]
Description: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1866, 1st edition. Quarter cloth, P. lxxxiv+443pp+16pp publishers catalogue, Ex Public Library, bookplate, cardholder, spine lacking, boards near detached, a working copy only. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ First volume only of a detailed & faithfull account of the founding and progress of the Cistercian Meaux Abbey in Yorkshire. Founded in 1151, the Abbey was finally dissolved in 1539. Thomas of Burton was abbot 1396 - 1399. His Chronicle, not a Cartulary, also contains a useful & important account of affairs between England & Scotland during the reign of Edward I.

Keywords: medieval history, history, chronicles, ecclesiastical history, meaux abbey, melsa abbey, cartulary