Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England, compiled by Craven Ord, but partly in a copyist's hand. The lists are roughly arranged in a broken alphabetical series of counties, but are very imperfect, and many leaves are blank: the fullest relate to:
- Middleton or Milton Abbas (Dorset), fol. 31
- Wimborne, fol. 39v
- Durham, fol. 51
- Sherburn Hospital, co. Durham, fol. 64v
- Norwich, fol. 157v: Norfolk is especially cared for
Dates
- Creation: Written in the last quarter of the 18th century (?)
Extent
237 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. eccl. b. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. eccl. b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21123
Abstract
Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
Biographical / Historical
Craven Ord (1756-1832) was an antiquary.
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. 31560
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No. 606 in some catalogue: among the Phillipps MSS. no. 8981: in the Phillipps sale, June 1893, lot 593, when it was bought for the Bodleian.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.
- Title
- Collections towards lists and biographical notices of abbots, priors, and other heads of religious houses in England
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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