Historical collections of John Lewis, 1728

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MS. Eng. hist. c. 313

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Historical collections of John Lewis, 1728, with lists of contents at pp. iv and v, including copies in his hand of;

(pp. 19-185) Thomas Baily, Life and death of ... John Fisher (London, 1655)
(pp. 213-58) the cartulary of the priory of Leeds, Kent, 1724 (Davis, no. 544)
(pp. 292-510) Thomas Southouse, Monasticon Favershamiense (London, 1671) with additions by Lewis, intended (p. 346) for a new edition, with (p. 522) an original certificate of subscription to the Act of Uniformity given to John Ayling, vicar of Monkton, Kent, 1663.

Dates

Creation: 1728

Extent

541 pages

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 313, pp. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. hist. c. 313

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 7495

Additional Description

Abstract

Historical collections of John Lewis, 1728.

Biographical / Historical

John Lewis (1675-1747) was an English clergyman and antiquary.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 1, no. 39947

Custodial History

A. Langford, 21 Dec. 1749 (John Lewis sale), lot 112 and 5 May 1760 (Joseph Ames sale), lot 152; Phillipps MS. [8904]; Sotheby's, 19 June 1893, lot 405.