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Fragment of a work by William Wyrley, Written about 1595 by William Wyrley

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MS. Wood F. 16
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Fragment of a work by William Wyrley (d. 1618) entitled 'Fundationes diversorum religiosorum'. The surviving portion consists of a calendar of some of the deeds in the chartularies of Oseney abbey and St. Frideswide's priory now at Christ Church.

On fol. iii. are two shields of arms:

  1. Argent, three buglehorns for Wyrley of Stafford
  2. Argent, a cross engrailed, a quarter ermine charged with a fesse argent counter-compony

Dates

  • Creation: Written about 1595 by William Wyrley

Extent

21 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Multiple languages
  • English
  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Wood F. 16

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. 8478

Custodial History

This MS. must have passed to Wood from Ralph Sheldon, who acquired Wyrley's collections.

Physical Facet

On paper, mutilated

Dimensions

14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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