A large collection of tenures and grants of lands in the county of Essex, from the time of Hen. III. (but particularly from Hen. VIII.) to 25 Eliz., 1583, late 16th century

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MS. Rawl. B. 322

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Dates

late 16th century

Extent

259 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 322

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 322.

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. 11661.

Custodial History

Olim liber Petri Le Neve, in cujus catalogo numero 39 designatus est. Nota sequens, quæ ad hunc codicem una cum aliis hic jamjam descriptis refert, in volumine affixa est;— "Manuscripts relating to the county of Essex and other counties within the feodary of the dutchy of Lancaster. These MSS. are valuable, and were formerly of P. le Neve, esq., from whose collection they were purchas'd by Cha. Hornby, esq., who in Sept. 1739 died feodary of the dutchy of Lancaster, when they again were purchas'd (under the hammer) by Dr. R. Rawlinson at Cock's auction, mense Oct. 1739. E. U"[mfreville.]