Historical collections, late 16th century-17th century
File
MS. Eng. hist. c. 284
Held at the Weston Library
Historical collections, including:
- (fols. 1-38) 'The lawes of the Marches made and established upon three speciall grounds', late 16th century, with an ownership inscription of Christopher Favel on fol. 2;
- (fols. 46-71) notes for and drafts of Johnston's work The king's visitatorial power asserted (London, 1688);
- (fols. 120-151) an account by Johnston of 'What I have found in our best historians, Acts of Parliament or authentick records concerning the lawe or usage of frequent new parliaments'.
HMC 5: 6th report (1877) app., 458, vol. 23 (part only).
Dates
- Creation: late 16th century-17th century
Extent
177 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. hist. c. 284
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 55337.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk