Church notes and anecdotes chiefly connected with Gloucester
Church notes and anecdotes chiefly connected with Gloucester, especially old Llantony abbey, but also relating to Bisley (fol. 28v), Cheltenham (fol. 35v), Taynton (fols. 19v, 42), etc. On fol. 39v is a note about the founding of Trinity college, Oxford.
The whole appears to be in the hand of dr. Richard Furney, archdeacon of Gloucester (d. 1753), 1712-1721.
(fols. 49-end) are blank.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1717-1721 by R. Furney
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Glouc. e. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Glouc. e. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20102
Abstract
Church notes and anecdotes chiefly connected with Gloucester, written in A.D. 1717-1721 by R. Furney.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Furney (1694-1753) was Archdeacon of Surrey and 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. 29757.
Custodial History
'E libris Ric Furney.'
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at a sale at Gloucester on April 23, 1887 (lot 249), for £3 3s.: at fol. 5 is a letter from W. P. Price, esq., of Tibberton Court, Gloucester, April 29, 1887.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.
- Title
- Church notes and anecdotes chiefly connected with Gloucester
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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