Collections relating to English Monasteries, with which are mixed some Buckinghamshire collectanea, Written in about 1710-1750
File
MS. Willis 44
Held at the Weston Library
Collections relating to English Monasteries, with which are mixed some Buckinghamshire collectanea. The chief articles are:
- Fol. 1. a list of last abbots, A.D. 1539
- Fol. 16. a copy of a grant of the late possessions of Whitby abbey, 20 May 1550, in Latin
- Fols. 19, 40. several letters from Thomas Hearne, 1713-16
- Fols. 31, 160. several letters from bp. Tanner, 1713-1 6/7
- Fol. 75. a copy of the Regulations of Studley almshouse, co. Oxon., 1639
- Fol. 92. drawing of Llandaff cathedral; and plans of Bury St. Edmund's abbey (foll. 144), Burton abbey (fol. 145) and Clive abbey (fol. 219)
- Fol. 181, etc. several papers from Thomas Baker, 1716-17
Buckinghamshire papers occur at fols. 18, 53, 80 (Bletchley notes), etc.
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1710-1750
Extent
232 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 44
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. 16337
Custodial History
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 44
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 1/2 × 8 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk