Correspondence of bp. William Nicolson
Correspondence of bp. William Nicolson, 1686-1716, in two parts:
(fol. 2) Copies by himself of his letters to various correspondents, 1689-1710, with a few later to 1716.
(fol. 53) Original letters to him from:
- (fol. 53) bp. Atterbury, one, Aug. 10, 1710;
- (fol. 55) dr. Edmund Gibson, five, 1690-1692;
- (fol. 65) single letters from dr. G. Hickes to E. Gibson, Apr. 24, 1691, a copy; from Henry Leigh, Nov. 1, 1700, from dr. J. Mill, Oct. 10, 1686, and from Ralph Thoresby, Sept. 18, 1700.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1686-1716
Extent
72 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. C. 217, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. C. 217
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19869
Abstract
Correspondence of bp. William Nicolson, written in A.D. 1686-1716.
Biographical / Historical
William Nicolson (1655–1727) was the Church of Ireland bishop of Derry and 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. V, no. 29427.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at the Percy sale, April 29, 1884 (lot 254) for £4.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.
Subject
- Nicolson | William | 1655-1727 | Church of Ireland bishop of Derry and antiquary (Person)
- Atterbury | Francis | 1662-1732 | Bishop of Rochester (Person)
- Gibson | Edmund | 1669-1748 | Bishop of London and antiquary (Person)
- Hickes | George | 1642-1715 | Dean of Worcester, nonjuror, philologist, and antiquary (Person)
- Leigh | Henry | fl. 1700 (Person)
- Mill | John | 1644/5-1707 | Church of England clergyman and college head (Person)
- Thoresby | Ralph | 1658-1725 | antiquary and topographer (Person)
- Title
- Correspondence of bp. William Nicolson
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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