A note-book of Dr Thomas James, Written by T. James chiefly about A.D. 1610-1615 at Oxford
A note-book of dr. Thomas James, Bodley's first Librarian, containing copies of documents and lists connected with sir Thomas Bodley and the Bodleian:
- P. 1. 'Statuta Bibliothecæ Publicæ Bodleianæ Oxon.', the statutes of June 12, 1610
- P. 51. 'Charta amplissima pro fundatione Bibliothecæ Bodleianæ concessa per Regem Jacobum', the license of mortmain of June 28, 1604
- Pp. 59, 93. The Indenture between the Stationers' Company of London and the University of Oxford, about the supply of every published book, Dec. 12, 1610
- P. 63. Sir Thomas Bodley's Autobiography, dated Dec. 15, 1609, printed from this MS. in Hearne's Reliquiae Bodleianae (1703)
- P. 75. 'The last Will and Testament of Sr. Thomas Bodley knight', Jan. 2, 1612/3, with the codicil of Jan. 22, 1612/31
- P. 97. The Indenture between (1) sir Thomas Bodley, (2) the University, (3) drs. King and Blencowe, of April 20, 1609, giving to the Bodleian its first endowments
- P. 109. a list of documents remaining in the hands of Bodley relating to the various properties, notes of the yearly revenue of the Library, and its allocation
- P. 127.'Index alphabeticus designans nomina ... eorum qui Bibliothecam Publicam libris aut pecuniis ... ampliarunt 1600-11, with additions to 1614
- P. 171. Copies of letters to dr. Thomas James, Bodley's first Librarian, 1601-10, [as enumerated in Qu. Catal. v. pt. 3, col. 333, Cr.]
- Pp. 193, 308. 'Nomina ... eorum qui ad construendam Nouarum Scholarum fabricam vel pecunias ... vel aliud quoduis munificentiæ genus subministrarunt 1612-16, with additions to 1620
- Some promises of gifts of 1642-3 are on pp. 234-5 (see also p. i, note about catalogues, 1637/8)
- On pp. 310-11 a valuable list of Protobibliothecarii, Deuterobibliothecarii, and Janitores Bodleiani, from the beginning to about 1760, written about 1700-60, with a few additions
Dates
- Creation: Written by T. James chiefly about A.D. 1610-1615 at Oxford
Extent
312 pages
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Arch. Selden A. 75
Arrangement
Old Selden mark = A. 75
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. 3212d
Custodial History
In the Bodleian 1610-43, and apparently from 1659 onward: there is no proof that it ever was in Selden's possession.
Manuscript 3230 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Early 17th-century English (Oxford, by ‘G.K.’) blind-tooled leather over pasteboards (about 1610 suggested by SC). Two ties lost. Intersecting blind fillets form frames. Each cover is decorated with two rolls (see Oldham, English blind-stamped bindings, MW.a (1), no.857, pl.LI and FP.g (9), no.694, pl.XLII). Rebacked. Green text block edges with former shelfmark number ‘74’ and ‘89’(?) written across the head of the fore-edge in black ink. Upper and lower pastedowns both from leaf k7 of a copy of ‘Biblia Latina cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra et expositionibus Guilelmi Britonis’, Vol.1, ([Lyons]: Johannes Siber, [after 7 May 1485, c.1488]) (ISTC: ib00615000).
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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