First Register of the Williamscote Free School, Oxfordshire
iv + 427 leaves (55-385 blank), including:
- (fols. 1-54) Entries of the Register, 1575-1656
- (fols. 5-7 rev.) Accounts, 1703-1718
- (fols. 387-425 rev.) Recipes, by different hands, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1575–1656, 1705-1718, n.d.
Extent
431 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. b. 2151].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. b. 2151
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6382
Abstract
First Register of Williamscote Free School, Oxfordshire, 1575-1656, with accounts and recipes added in the early 18th century.
Biographical / Historical
The Williamscote Free School was founded by Walter Calcott of Williamscote, a native of Hook Norton and a merchant of the staple, for the children of the lord of Williamscote and forty others from Williamscote and neighbouring parishes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Simon Luterbacher, 23 Nov 2010. Sponsored by Laszló Gróf, John Mummery, Rodney Baker-Bates, Gillian Cockshut, Mary Hodges, Charles Hebditch, Ruth Ibbetson and Jane Reeve, Duke Humfrey’s Night, 2 Oct 2010.
Physical Facet
Vellum binding; spine sewn with leather strapsellum binding; spine sewn with leather straps.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the First Register of Williamscote School, 1575-1718
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Margaret Czepiel
- Date
- 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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