Account-book of a London stone-mason, bulk: in the years 1657–1659
Among the items entered may be noted the following:
- (fol. 8) Work done for the earl of Bridgewater at his house in Barbican.
- (fols. 19, 36, 78, 110) Work at the Temple.
- (fol. 40) "Nov. 14, 57, agreed with Mr. St. John of Wodford in the county of Northhamton for a monument like to Mr. Selden's in the Temple Cherch of blak and white marble, like to that, for fourty pounds."
- (fol. 92) Work at the Charter House.
- (fol. 98) Gravestones sent to Oxford to Mr. Jackson, Dec 1658.
- (fol. 114) "Lent my unkell Wallin, £30."
- (fols. 175–181, Vol. reversed) Work done at Windsor for Capt. Creasett.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within in the years 1657–1659
Extent
189 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 495
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. C. 495.
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. 12343.
Custodial History
On the first leaf is the name, "Tho. Hooke, of Ditton."
Physical Facet
On paper, in duodecimo
Repository Details
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