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Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde

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MS. Lat. hist. d. 2

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Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde, 1566-1568, including:
  1. (fol. 1a) a list of contents in his hand (with brief descriptions of fols. 59-61, 70-73, now missing);
  2. (fols. 1c-3) 'Collectanea ex chronicis Croylandie' [the forged history attributed to Ingulf], with the note (fol. 2v) 'prototypon penes Guililmum Cecilium, protosecretarium est, exemplar vero, apud Joannem Josselinum habetur';
  3. (fols. 31-2a) 'Taxatio temporalium personarum ecclesiasticarum in civitate Cantuariensi' in the hand of Laurence Nowell, with a note by Lambarde 'Ex libro doctoris [Nicholas] Wotton. 1566.';
  4. (fols. 68-69) 'Ex anonymo Coventrensi nonnulla, quae ab. a. ad. m. in dictionario topographico non sunt hactenus inserta'.

Dates

  • 1566-1568

Extent

71 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. hist. d. 2, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:

MS. Lat. hist. d. 2

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16759

Abstract

Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde, 1566-1568.

Biographical / Historical

William Lambarde (1536–1601) was a British antiquary and lawyer.

Laurence Nowell (1530–c.1570) was a British antiquary.

Custodial History

Signature of William Lambarde, in Anglo-Saxon letters, 1568 (fol. 1a); 19th- or 20th-cent. bookplate with crest and arms of Lambarde.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

bought, Myers & Co., cat. 332 (1940), 124.

Physical Facet

19th-century half calf
Title
Extracts from manuscripts and printed books, made mainly by William Lambarde
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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