Letters from distinguished persons to bp. Gilbert Burnet
Letters from distinguished persons to bp. Gilbert Burnet, 1680-1713, as follows:
- Arran, Charles earl of (one), June 21, 1698 (fol. 72).
- Godolphin, Sidney earl of (six), 1704-11 (fol. 25).
- Halifax, George marquis of (eleven), 1680-82 (fol. 74).
- Hamilton, William duke of (one), May 20, 1690 (fol. 95).
- Hamilton, Anne duchess of (two), 1694-1713 (foll. 97, 101).
- Hamilton, James duke of (one), Aug. 24, 1700 (fol. 99).
- Marlborough, John duke of (two), 1700 (fol. 9).
- Marlborough, Sarah duchess of (three), 1710 (fol. 1).
- Nottingham, Daniel earl of (three), 1689-92 (fol. 103).
- Pembroke, Thomas earl of (two), 1693-7 (fol. 109).
- Ranelagh, Richard earl (one), July 13, 1689 (fol. 113).
- Rochester, Laurence earl of (two), 1691 (fol. 115).
- Somers, John lord (three), 1693-1709 (fol. 119).
- Sunderland, Robert earl of, d. 1702 (six), undated (fol. 13).
- Tenison, archbp. Thomas (eighteen), 1694-8 (fol. 36).
- Townshend, Charles lord (one), March 18, 1710 (fol. 125).
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1680-1713
Extent
128 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 191, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 191
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20191
Abstract
Letters from distinguished persons to bp. Gilbert Burnet
Biographical / Historical
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was Bishop of Salisbury and a historian.
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. 30175
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These papers may have come in 1835 and have lain unnoticed till they were bound about 1879.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.
- Title
- Letters from distinguished persons to bp. Gilbert Burnet
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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