'Papers mostly relating to Cases in Ecclesiastical Law, and connected with the practice of George Lee...'
'Papers mostly relating to Cases in Ecclesiastical Law, and connected with the practice of George Lee, D.C.L., afterwards Sir George Lee, knight, Dean of the Arches, etc.', 1721-55, consisting of opinions, abstracts of pleadings, and notes of cases. Among the papers are:
- Reports of Commissioners on the fees of the Court of Chancery (1732: fol. 18), of the Court of Arches 1734: fol. 42), and the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (1734: fol. 50), etc.
- Papers relating to a visitation of Merton college, Oxford, 1731 (fol. 68)
- A case about the churchyard of Harrow, 1738 (fol. 76), and the like
- A modern partial index is at fol. 247
- A short account of sir G. Lee at fol. 1
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1721-1755
Extent
260 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 31, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 31
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19387
Abstract
'Papers mostly relating to Cases in Ecclesiastical Law, and connected with the practice of George Lee...'
Biographical / Historical
Sir George Lee (1700-1758) was a lawyer and politician.
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. 32398
Custodial History
From the Hartwell library (dr. John Lee).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian in Dec. 1897, by Henry Gough, esq., barrister-at-law.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- 'Papers mostly relating to Cases in Ecclesiastical Law, and connected with the practice of George Lee...'
- 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
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