Collections made by James Bowen, Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
File
MS. Gough Shropshire 1
Held at the Weston Library
Collections made by James Bowen, a painter and undertaker of Shrewsbury (d. 1774: his printed trade-card is in Gough Shropshire 2, p. 744; 18, p. 41) and his son John, for a history of Shropshire and especially Shrewsbury:
- Fols. 1, 188. Copies of charters and documents relating to Shrewsbury (one charter of 11 Nov. 1189 in facsimile), including lists of tolls, compositions, exchequer orders, rentals, etc.)
- Fol. 152. 'Extracts of a Book of Entries of the Corporation of Shrewsbury marked C., taken ... A.D. 1747 ...'
- Fol. 234. Copies of two royal charters to Wenlock, 29 Nov. 1467 and 13 Dec. 1631, in Latin
- Fol. 260. Copy of a royal charter to Ludlow, 7 Dec. 1461, in Latin: with a list of bailiffs, 1461-1758
- Fol. 286. 'Grants to the abbey of Haghmond [Haughmond] copied out of the Register book of the said abbey.'
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly in the third quarter of the 18th century, partly by J. Bowen
Extent
293 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Shropshire 1
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 18189
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
16 × 10 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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