Fragments by, or owned by, Gough, Written in the 13th-18th century
File
MS. Gough Gen. Top. 37
Held at the Weston Library
Fragments by, or owned by, Gough, the chief of which are:
- Fol. 1. Three parchment fragments from Gough Gen. Top. 31, containing astronomical data for Jan.-April 1294 (?), with a piece of a Calendar, perhaps of the same date, for February
- Fol. 4. Two large fragments of a Latin charter, on parchment, relating to King's College Cambridge, written in the first half of the 15th century The parts here preserved contain chiefly Inspeximuses, and came from MS. Gough Camb. 4 (MS. Gough Camb. 4, above)
- Descriptions by Gough of Hardwick hall in Derbyshire, 1760 (fol. 6), and the cedar of Enfield, 1788 (fol. 11): and notes on John Bigg the hermit of Dinton, from Hearne, 12 Feb. 1712/3 (fol. 55), and on Addington church in Surrey (fol. 57)
- Fol. 31. Chronological tables for England, 8th-9th centuries, pedigrees, etc. (18th century)
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 13th-18th century
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Gen. Top. 37
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. 18320
Custodial History
This MS. and MSS. Gough Gen. Top. 22-23 were bound and referenced in the series of MSS. Gough Gen. Top. after the catalogue of the series was made.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
18 1/8 × 12 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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