Literary notes and extracts made by William Parsons of Bewdley

Single Item

MS. Top. Salop d. 1

Held at the Weston Library

Request
this

Order this material to a Weston Library reading room

This material can be requested via the online system, where you can monitor the progress of your order.

Help

Literary notes and extracts made by William Parsons of Bewdley, in about 1805-25, 'Collectanea [vol.] 3':

(fol. 1b). Relating to the history of Shropshire, chiefly in the 18th century. At fol. 34 is a large part of the 3rd book of Milton's Paradise Lost in Latin hexameters; (fols. 41-95) are blank.
(fol. 141v rev.). Miscellaneous.

Dates

Creation: written in the first quarter of the 19th century by W. Parsons

Extent

144 Leaves

Language of Materials

English
Latin

Preferred Citation

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

Please see our help page for further guidance on citing archives and manuscripts.

Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Salop d. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18885

Additional Description

Abstract

Literary notes and extracts made by William Parsons of Bewdley, written in the first quarter of the 19th century.

Biographical / Historical

William Parsons (1755-1816) of Bewdley, Worcestershire.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 29218.

Custodial History

'I intend this book for my friend The Revd. John Brickdale Blakeway of Shrewsbury ... Wm. Parsons, Bewdley, 2d April, 1816.'

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought as part of the library of mr. E. R. Morris of IIomestay, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, from messrs. Phillips & Son of Newtown (Catal. of ... rare books, art. 169) on Oct. 25, 1881, for £1.