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Willis | Browne | 1682-1760 | Antiquary and Numismatist

 Person

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph letters from benefactors to the Bodleian

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Autogr. c. 7
Autograph letters from benefactors to the Bodleian
Extents: 33 Leaves
Dates: Written in 1679-1806

Catalogue of a library believed to be that of Browne Willis

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Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 2
Catalogue of a library believed to be that of Browne Willis, written about A.D. 1710-1720.
Extents: 87 Leaves
Dates: written about A.D. 1710-1720

A copy of [S. M. Leake] Nummi Britannici historia (London, 1726)

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 113
A copy of [S. M. Leake] Nummi Britannici historia (London, 1726), interleaved, with manuscript notes, mainly by Browne Willis.
Extents: 164 Leaves
Dates: 1726

A copy of the printed edition of Browne Willis's History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 111*
A copy of the printed edition of Browne Willis's History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1718

Correspondence and papers of George Grenville relating to the holding of the assizes at Buckingham or Aylesbury

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 114
Correspondence and papers of George Grenville relating to the holding of the assizes at Buckingham or Aylesbury, 1747.
Extents: 38 Leaves
Dates: 1747

Guard-book of miscellaneous papers, mainly topographical

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Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. b. 51
Guard-book of miscellaneous papers, mainly topographical, 17th-19th century.
Extents: 43 Leaves
Dates: 17th-19th century

A list of Sheriffs of English and Welsh counties from the earliest times to 1752, continued to 1757

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. hist. c. 35
A list of Sheriffs of English and Welsh counties from the earliest times to 1752, continued to 1757
Extents: 213 Leaves
Dates: Written in about 1752-1757 etc.

Lists of chancellors of English dioceses

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Shelfmark: MS. Top. eccles. c. 11
Lists of chancellors of English dioceses, with related notes and correspondence, collected by A. C. Ducarel, c.1754-1766.
Extents: 54 Leaves
Dates: c.1754-1766

Manuscripts chiefly by Browne Willis

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Shelfmark: MS. Tanner 468
Manuscripts chiefly by Browne Willis, 1694, c. 1710-1720.
Extents: 41 Leaves
Dates: 1694, c. 1710-1720

Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688

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Shelfmark: MS. Add. C. 185
Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688, written in about 1755-1760
Extents: 29 Leaves
Dates: written in about 1755-1760

Some Observations on Mr Wise's Letter to Dr Mead concerning the White Horse in Berkshire

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Shelfmark: MS. Top. Berks d. 3
Some Observations on Mr Wise's Letter to Dr Mead concerning the White Horse in Berkshire, written in A.D. 1740.
Extents: 160 pages
Dates: written in A.D. 1740

Three letters of Browne Willis, one to Thomas Hearne, one to an unidentified correspondent, and one to Humphrey Owen, Bodley's Librarian

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 45-49
Three letters of Browne Willis, one to Thomas Hearne, one to an unidentified correspondent, and one to Humphrey Owen, Bodley's Librarian
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates: 30 Jul 1719, 19 Mar 1748, 6 Dec 1755

A transcript of the first three volumes and the first part of the fourth, of John Leland's Itinerary

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 5
A transcript of the first three volumes and the first part of the fourth, of John Leland's Itinerary, written in A.D. 1704 by B. Willis.
Extents: 534 pages
Dates: written in A.D. 1704 by B. Willis

Willis Donation

 Collection
Ten manuscripts collected by Browne Willis, 14th-18th century.
Extents: 1.10 Linear metres (10 boxes)
Dates: 14th-18th century

Willis Manuscripts

 Collection
Willis Manuscripts
Extents: 11.88 Linear metres (108 boxes)
Dates: 16th-18th century