Miscellaneous collections concerning the ecclesiastical antiquities of the province of York, Written in about 1710-1750
File
MS. Willis 35
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous collections concerning the ecclesiastical antiquities of the province of York, containing many letters to Browne Willis, lists of dignitaries, copies of monuments, and some engravings or drawings of churches, etc. The papers connected with the diocese:
- Of York begin on fol. 1
- Those for Durham (largely the work of James Mickleton and dr. Fitzherbert Adams, cf. fol. 190) on fol. 128
- Carlisle on fol. 230
- Chester on fol. 282
- Sodor and Man on fol. 407, cf. 363
Among the autograph letters are some of:
- archbp. Thomas Herring, 10 June 1745 (fol. 7a)
- F. Drake (three), 1737-38 (fol. 59)
- Thomas Wilson of Leeds 29 Aug. 1738 (fol. 98)
- John Rymer (five), 1722-26 (fols. 143, 154)
- Thomas Baker (seven: fols. 159, 175, 299)
- Christopher Hunter (several), 1735-46 (fol. 196)
- John Waugh, bp. of Carlisle, 8 Feb. 1725 (fol. 274b)
- archbp. W. Wake, 4 May 1723 (fol. 281)
- Francis Gastrell, bp. of Chester (two: fol. 284)
- John Stones (several), 1725-26 (fol. 370)
- Thomas Wilson, bp. of Man (several), 1725-26 (fols. 413, 423), with two drawings of St. German's cathedral
These and some subsequent volumes are part of the materials from which Browne Willis wrote his Survey of Cathedrals (1727-30, etc.).
Dates
- Written in about 1710-1750
Extent
441 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 35
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. III, no. 16328
Custodial History
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 35
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk