Two letters from Jean Basire, student of civil law, to Mr Cook, secretary to the Earl of Shrewsbury
The first letter is dated from Oxford and mentions his admission as a reader in the Bodleian Library. See Ian Philip, The Bodleian Library in the 17th and 18th centuries (Oxford, 1983), p. 21.
Dates
- Creation: 1603-1604
Extent
5 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don c. 171, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don c. 171
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20728
Abstract
Two letters from Jean Basire, student of civil law, to Mr Cook, secretary to the Earl of Shrewsbury
Biographical / Historical
Jean Basire was a French student of civil law at the University of Oxford in 1603.
Custodial History
Owned by F. Bacon Frank (19th century) and described in H.M.C. 5:6th report (1877) app., 456; owned by Peter Croft, 1983.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought Sotheby’s, 18 Dec 1985, lot 6 and given to the library by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1985.
Topical
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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