Account-book of Henry Hoskyns of Beaminster
Account-book of Henry Hoskyns of Beaminster, 1568-75, principally of sales of live-stock. At fol. 54v is an abridgement of the tract 'De duodecim abusionibus seculi'.
A fragment of a bailiff's account of the fifteenth century is used as a wrapper (fol. 80). At fol. 7 is a grant by Wymond Carew of Antoney in Cornwall, to his brother, Thomas Carew, of lands in Devon and Dorset, Sept. 25, 1530.
Dates
- Creation: Written A.D. 1568-1575
Extent
80 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Dorset c. 2, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Dorset c. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19695
Abstract
Account-book of Henry Hoskyns of Beaminster
Biographical / Historical
Henry Hoskyns of Beaminster (fl. 1568-1575) was a farmer.
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. 35398
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by dr. W. A. Spooner, warden of New college, January 2, 1911.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 1/4 × 9 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Account-book of Henry Hoskyns of Beaminster
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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