The Metham Family Cartulary: Reconstructed from Antiquarian Transcripts

David Crouch presents a reconstruction and edition of the cartulary of the one of Yorkshire's leading medieval families.

The Methams were once a leading gentry family of Yorkshire, whose origins can be traced to a member of the twelfth—century minster community of Howden. By 1405 the family had reached a peak of its influence, with great estates spread across the East Riding and Vale of York acquired through marriage, the rewards of office and also by exploiting the debt market. At that poin...