Contemporary copy of the arguments delivered, by Sir Francis Bacon and others, in the court of Exchequer
Contemporary copy of the arguments delivered, by Sir Francis Bacon and others, in the court of Exchequer in April 1616, in the 'commendams' case, Colt and Glover v. Bishop Richard Neile. Published in microform, and more fully described in Baker, p. 186.
Dates
- Creation: April 1616
Extent
37 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 494, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. c. 494
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16401
Abstract
Contemporary copy of the arguments delivered, by Sir Francis Bacon and others, in the court of Exchequer in April 1616.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, Viscount St Alban, was lord chancellor, a politician, and a philosopher.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Possibly Phillipps MS. 29480; mutilated bookplate of the Fairfax family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Christie's, 22 March 1972, lot 306.
Physical Facet
the manuscript appears to have been inserted at a later date into a 17th-cent. vellum binding bearing a faded inscription 'Booke of the shipps entry ...', at the foot '25', and [Phillipps MS.] 29480(?).
- Title
- Contemporary copy of the arguments delivered, by Sir Francis Bacon and others, in the court of Exchequer in April 1616
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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