General armory of English families

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MS. Top. gen. c. 74

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General armory of English families, late 17th century, with 18th-century additions.

Dates

Creation: late 17th-18th century

Extent

244 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. gen. c. 74, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. gen. c. 74

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 8428

Additional Description

Abstract

General armory of English families, late 17th century, with 18th-century additions.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 54153.

Custodial History

Owned by 'W. S. 1770' (fol. 1); bought by Barak Longmate 'Feb. 13 1792 at Mr. Sanderson's sale' (White & Sons), and by William Bawtrey at 'the sale [Leigh & Sotheby] of Mr. Longmate's collection March 11 1794' (fol. iv); bought from Bawtrey by Thomas Willement, 1818 (fol. iv); Sotheby's, 22 June 1865 (Willement sale), lot 601; bookplate of Willement, H. J. C. Rostron and P. S. Spokes.