Twenty-one warrants from the Commissioners of the Treasury to the Auditor of the receipts of the Protector's Exchequer
Twenty-one warrants from the Commissioners of the Treasury to the Auditor of the receipts of the Protector's Exchequer, to issue sums of money to various persons, Aug. 15, 1655-May 5, 1659, generally signed by Bulstrode Whitelocke and sir Thomas Widdrington.
Most of the volume is blank paper.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1655-1659
Extent
96 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. C. 289, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. C. 289
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20023
Abstract
Twenty-one warrants from the Commissioners of the Treasury to the Auditor of the receipts of the Protector's Exchequer, written in A.D. 1655-1659.
Biographical / Historical
Bulstrode Whitelocke, appointed Lord Whitelocke under the protectorate (1605–1675) was a lawyer and politician.
Sir Thomas Widdrington (c.1600–1664) was a politician and speaker of the House of Commons.
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. 29642.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from U. Maggs (catal. 68, art. 154) on Oct. 8, 1886, for £2.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.
- Title
- Twenty-one warrants from the Commissioners of the Treasury to the Auditor of the receipts of the Protector's Exchequer
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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