Copies of pleas, wills, and other instruments, together with a few letters, relating to the family of Harby, from 1621 to 1674, 17th century

File

Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. A. 414

Held at the Weston Library

Written by sir Erasmus Harby, of Aldenham, Herts.

Amongst other papers are some relating to the farmers of the customs in 1638, to the sugar farmers in 1661, and to the farmers of tin, 1621–1674, sir Job Harby, father of sir Erasmus, being in all these cases one of the contractors; together with twelve questions propounded to the duke of Buckingham by the House of Commons, 14 Jan 1674.

An index is added at the end.

Many leaves are blank.

Dates

Creation: 17th century

Extent

102 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. A. 414

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. A. 414.

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. 11296.

Custodial History

In the flyleaf are the following notes:—"Sir Erasmus Harby's manuscript, vol. 2d." —"Cost 1s. 6d. binding, paper my owne; July 10, 1673. E. H."

Owned by P. Le Neve, in whose catalogue the volume bears number 250.