'(Boxgravensis Cænobii or) The Antiquities of Boxgrove Priory... The whole compiled by William Fen [?]. Private in the Sussex Militia', Written in 1782 by W. Fen (?)
'(Boxgravensis Cænobii or) The Antiquities of Boxgrove Priory... The whole compiled by William Fen [?]. Private in the Sussex Militia' (the last eleven words carefully erased). The work is of small independent value, consisting almost entirely of extracts from printed books.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1782 by W. Fen (?)
Extent
52 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Sussex 3
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. 18252
Custodial History
The printed Gough catalogue attributes this volume to -- Snelling.
'Presented by Sir Jos. Banks ... to the Society of Antiquaries April 8th. 1785.'.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.
Repository Details
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