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Copies by Sir Erasmus Harby of various papers relating to his law-suits and debts in 1664–1671, 17th century

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Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 658

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Marked by Le Neve as being the second part of Harby’s MSS., and noted at the end as being "finished Munday the 26th of August, 1672".

Among the contents are copies of a privy seal warrant (without the date) for payment to Sir Job Harby and Sir John Nulls of £25,000, with interest at 8 per cent., for their redemption of a great jewel pledged to the King of Denmark; orders in Council in 1640 for the importation of arms from foreign parts by Sir Job Harby; papers relating to the manor and rectory of Aldenham, Herts, and respecting Sir E. Harby’s chambers in the Inner Temple; bill in chancery bv dame Eliz. Harby, widow of Sir Job, against Sir Erasmus in 1664, with his answer; notes of Skinner’s case in the House of Lords against the East India Company; and the will of Sir Peter Wyche, dated at Oxford 3 Dec. 1643, and proved there 1 Feb. 1643, and at London 30 Jan. 1644.

Dates

  • Creation: 17th century

Extent

48 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 658

Custodial History

Olim 250 inter codd. MSS., Petri Le Neve, una cum aliis duobus voll.; inde emit Rawlinson volumina tria pretio 12s.

Related Materials

The other two volumes of Harby’s MSS. are now numbered MS. Rawl. A. 414 and MS. Rawl. C. 366.

Physical Facet

On paper, in folio

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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