A short history of Tottenham, Written in about 1710
File
MS. Gough Middlesex 5
Held at the Weston Library
A short history of Tottenham, written by a resident landowner and dated 1705. The body of it is a clerk's copy, with an addition of 1710, but at fol. 20v is an appendix of a few documents written in the author's own hand. The Preface beg. 'Nescio quâ natale solum ... saith Ovid.'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1710
Extent
25 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Middlesex 5
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. 18020
Custodial History
Dr. 'M. Lort' gave the book to Gough on June 6, 1776.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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