Copies of 'Folio MSS. relating mostly to the Revolution 1688...'
Single Item
MS. Add. c. 180
Held at the Weston Library
Copies of 'Folio MSS. relating mostly to the Revolution 1688, now in the hands of Mr. [Thomas] Wagstaffe. April 23, 1713', seventy-one documents in all. Specimen items are:
- (p. 1) 'Reasons against leaving the Prince of Wales out of the Prayers';
- (pp. 7, 17, etc. etc.) papers about the Oath;
- copies of letters etc. by dr. William Sherlock, 1690 (pp. 81, 181, 198), dr. Henry Dodwell, 1691, etc. (eight, pp. 99, 129, 134, etc.), and others;
- (p. 481) a copy of the dying confession of dr. John Lake, deprived bp. of Chichester, Aug. 27, 1689.
A full list of contents is at pp. iii and (in Henry Gandy's hand) vii, cf. 478v rev.
The volume deals chiefly with ecclesiastical and political questions interesting to Nonjurors.
475 pages paginated to '487'.
The volume deals chiefly with ecclesiastical and political questions interesting to Nonjurors.
475 pages paginated to '487'.
Dates
- written in about A.D. 1700
Extent
475 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. c. 180, pp. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. c. 180
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18878
Abstract
Copies of 'Folio MSS. relating mostly to the Revolution 1688...', written in about A.D. 1700.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Wagstaffe the elder (1645–1712) was a bishop of the nonjuring Church of England.
William Sherlock (1639/40–1707) was a Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist.
Henry Dodwell (1641–1711) was a scholar and theologian.
John Lake (bap.1624-1689) was bishop of Chichester.
William Sherlock (1639/40–1707) was a Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist.
Henry Dodwell (1641–1711) was a scholar and theologian.
John Lake (bap.1624-1689) was bishop of Chichester.
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. 29208.
Custodial History
The volume was apparently written for the use of Thomas Wagstaffe the elder, and at his death in 1712 no doubt passed to his second son Thomas.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from W. Butt, esg., of Axmouth on Nov. 10, 1881, with nine other pieces for £10.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 7/8 × 8 in.
- 17th century
- 18th century
- Dodwell | Henry | 1641-1711 | Scholar and Theologian
- Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688
- Lake | John | bap.1624-1689 | bishop of Chichester
- Sherlock | William | 1639/40-1707 | Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist
- Wagstaffe | Thomas | 1645-1712 | bishop of the nonjuring Church of England
- Title
- Copies of 'Folio MSS. relating mostly to the Revolution 1688...'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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