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English pedigrees, with notes of arms: O-P, bulk: 17th century

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MS. Rawl. B. 80
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Compiled by Thomas Wilkinson, vicar of Laurence Waltham, Berks - see MS. Rawl. B. 84.

With an index prefixed.

Occasional additions by Le Neve are here and there interspersed.

Consists in some part of rough collections, probably intended for subsequent transcription. All the pedigrees are entered in the general index to this catalogue.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 17th century

Extent

72 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 80

Arrangement

Alphabetically arranged.

Custodial History

In catalogo codd. MSS. Petri le Neve, 588; inde a Ricardo Rawlinson empti, pretio £4. 1.

In a priced copy of Le Neve's sale catalogue in the Bodleian (Mus. Bibl. iii. in octavo. 42.), to the description of MS. 833, "A miscellany of things very observable relating to the illustrious family of the Nevills, by Dr. Tho. Wilkinson," is added the following note in Hearne's handwriting: "This Wilkinson was not a Dr. He was vicar of Lawrence-Waltham, near Maidenhead in Berks. He was well versed in our English history and antiquities, and particularly in heraldry. He was well acquainted (and held a correspondence by letters,) with Mr. Ashmole."

Related Materials

See also MSS. Rawl. B. 73-79, 81-84.

Physical Facet

On paper, in folio

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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