"The history of Allchester neare Bircester in Oxfordshire, with such other occurrents as are contiguous and appendante to the same", bulk: 1622

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MS. Rawl. B. 400g

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Written in the year 1622, and dedicated "ad Franciscum Crane, equitem auratum aulicum," in the following distich: "Take this of worth, I wrott it for your sake; / I will noe more such toylesome studies take. / Tibi soli."

At the beginning and end are two impressions in wax of the seal of the dean of Bicester which was found at Alchester.

Dates

Majority of material found in 1622

Extent

21 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 400g

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. 400 G.

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. 11745.

Custodial History

Owned by S. Blackwell, S. T. B., from Brampton, in Northampt.

Bibliography

Printed (without mention of the seal) in White Kennett's Parochial antiquities , vol. ii. p. 417, edit. 1818.
The MS. appears to be the same as that to which reference is made by Plot in his Natural hist. of Oxfordshire (edit. 1705, pp. 340, 341.) and which was, at the time he wrote, in his own possession.