A copy of Sampson Erdeswicke's View of Staffordshire in the earlier epistolary form, Written in about A.D. 1700
File
MS. Gough Staffs. 4
Held at the Weston Library
A copy of Sampson Erdeswicke's View of Staffordshire in the earlier epistolary form, which beg. 'Sr, Haveing disposed', and ends in the account of Wolverhampton with 'Councellour to King Edward the 4th.': then follows:
- Domesday for the county, indexes, a letter from sir Simon Degge to George Digby of Sandon, 20 Feb. 16 6/7 9/0 (p. 86)
- arms of the gentry of Staffordshire (p. 89) etc.
- Some papers follow in different hands, containing mentions of other MSS. of the work, partly by George Toilet, 3 June 1775 (p. 101), lists of errors in this MS., and 3 leaves of a revised edition
Dates
- Creation: Written in about A.D. 1700
Extent
122 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Staffs. 4
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. 18224
Custodial History
With the armorial bookplate of Will. Lloyd, bp. of Worcester, 1717.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk