A 'description of [King's] Lynn' and Discourses on the history of King's Lynn, Written in about 1660 and after 1710
File
MS. Gough Norfolk 29
Held at the Weston Library
- Written soon after 1710. (fol. 5). A 'description of [King's] Lynn', a copy only: beg. 'Towards to mouth of the River.'
- Written in about 1660. (fol. 32). Discourses on the history of King's Lynn, consisting chiefly of speeches delivered at the election of mayors, 1650-57, by Gibbon Goddard, recorder of the town: imperfect at beginning and end. Thomas Martin, who owned the whole volume, supplies a title 'Commentarii Lennenses ...', and partial index, in 1762
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1660 and after 1710
Extent
218 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Norfolk 29
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. 18084
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 1/4 × 5 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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