Twelve letters from John Lake
Twelve letters from John Lake, bp. of Chichester, to the rev. Francis Drake father of the antiquary, 1681-88: at fol. 28 is one from N. Drake to -- Drake (?', 29 Dec. 1715.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1681-1715, chiefly by bp. John Lake
Extent
30 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. e. 47, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. e. 47
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18929
Abstract
Twelve letters from John Lake
Biographical / Historical
John Lake (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. VI, no. 31032
Immediate Source of Acquisition
It was bought by the Bodleian at a sale at messrs. Puttick's (lot 1359), 6 July 1891. See MS. Eng. hist. e. 40.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.
Topical
- Title
- Twelve letters from John Lake
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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