A fragment of a copy of the articles of impeachment against the duke of Suffolk
A fragment of a copy of the articles of impeachment against the duke of Suffolk in A.D. 1449/50, consisting of three leaves (two nearly perfect), endorsed later 'The Answere of ... vnto the Duke of [Suffolk's] Declaration': beg. after fragmentary lines 'peple felid for him and wors were coraged': ends abruptly on fol 4v 'be joyned with an impossible, etc.': fols. i-ii, 5-end are blank. The text is 'different from the text given in Holinshed III. 631.'
Dates
- Creation: Written early in the 16th century
Extent
47 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. b. 119, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. b. 119
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19009
Abstract
A fragment of a copy of the articles of impeachment against the duke of Suffolk
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 31347
Custodial History
'Found among the private MSS. of the Nevilles of Holt.'
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Bought by the Bodleian ... on 8 July 1892', privately.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
18 3/8 × 12 3/8 in.
Subject
- Title
- A fragment of a copy of the articles of impeachment against the duke of Suffolk
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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