Copy-book by Hearne of letters written by him, May 1709 to Jan 1710
The persons addressed are these: —
- (fols. 13, 14b, 19b, 22, 27b, 29, 31b, 36b, 40b, 47b, 49) Bagford, John.
- (fols. 27, 32b, 38, 42) Barnes, Joshua.
- (fols. 36, 59b) Bennett, John.
- (fol. 30) Brokesby, Francis.
- (fols. 13b, 18, 34, 62b) Cherry, Francis.
- (fol. 22) Davies, Thomas.
- (fols. 10b, 20b, 28, 32, 44b) Dodwell, Henry.
- (fol. 14) Gibson, James.
- (fol. 45b) Gibson, Matthew.
- (fol. 16) Musgrave, Dr. Will., Exeter.
- (fol. 33b) Oddy, Obadiah.
- (fols. 26b, 43) Pole, German.
- (fol. 46b) Reynolds, Joshua, C. C. coll. Oxf.
- (fols. 15b, 47b) Roberts, Robert.
- (fols. 59, 61) Sloane, Hans.
- (fols. 11, 16b, 20, 20b, 22b, 23b 29, 30b, 33, 37, 38, 39b, 42, 44b, 47, 48, 60b) Smith, Dr. Thomas.
- (fols. 48, 49, 54) Thoresby, Ralph.
- (fol. 25b) Urry, John.
- (fol. 12b) Willis, Browne.
- (fol. 49b) Woodward, Dr. John.
- (fol. 44) Wright, James.
The first nine leaves contain Hearne’s notes, in his early handwriting, for the Index Verborum printed at the end of his edition of Livy. And the last six leaves, in 12mo, contain part of a letter in 1709, of which the beginning and end are wanting.
Dates
- Creation: May 1709 to Jan 1710
Extent
68 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1169
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. D. 1169.
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. 15395.
Custodial History
Inter codd. T. Hearne, "94, E. Pr. 71".
Bibliography
- The third letter to Thoresby, at fol. 54, is on "some ancient monuments lately discovered near Bramham moor", which is printed pp. 119–135, vol. i. of Leland’s Itinerary.
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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