Correspondence and papers of the Wharton family, and breviates, extracts, and copies made for Carte's History of England, 17th-18th cent.
File
MS. Carte 125
Held at the Weston Library
(fol. 1). Correspondence and papers of the Wharton family, 1603-1716.
(fol. 101). Breviates, extracts, and copies made for Carte's History of England, among which are:
- (fol. 205) Archbishop Ussher's discourse shewing when and how far the Imperial laws were received by the old Irish and the several inhabitants of Great Britain
- (fol. 210) the same author's discourse of the Original of Termon lands, Herenachs, and Corbs, 1609
- (fol. 246) notes from the Tanner MSS. and others in the Bodleian
- (fols. 267, 288, 315) the Jesus College (Oxford) MSS. and other collections, largely relating to Wales (see fol. 268).
Some papers of John Carte are in the volume.
Dates
- Creation: 17th-18th cent.
Extent
411 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Carte 125
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. 10570.
Creator
- From the Collection: Butler | James | 1610-1688 | 1st Duke of Ormonde | soldier and statesman (Person)
- From the Collection: Carte | Thomas | 1686-1754 | historian (Person)
- From the Collection: Davies | Sir | John | 1569-1626 | Knight | Attorney General of Ireland and Poet (Person)
- From the Collection: Fitzwilliam | Sir | William | 1526-1599 | Knight | Lord Deputy of Ireland (Person)
- From the Collection: Middleton | Charles | c. 1650-1719 | 2nd Earl of Middleton | statesman (Person)
- From the Collection: Montagu | Edward | 1625-1672 | 1st Earl of Sandwich | admiral (Person)
- From the Collection: Nairne | David | fl 1720 | Secretary to the Pretender (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton | Philip | 1613-1696 | 4th Baron Wharton (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton | Thomas | 1648-1716 | 1st Marquess of Wharton (Person)
Repository Details
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