A few autograph letters of Bodleian benefactors
A few autograph letters of Bodleian benefactors:
- Fol. 1. A letter from bp. Thomas Barlow, Jan. 21, 1664/5, bought in 1897
- Fol. 2. An acknowledgement of a loan by John 'Awbrey', Oct. 23, 1667, bought in 1901
- Fol. 4a. A letter from bp. Thomas Tanner, May 29, 1725, bought in 1902
- Fol. 6. A letter from Richard Gough, Apr. 16, 1788, bought in 1903
Additions, (fols. 40-98) Guard-book of letters of antiquarians, including:
- Fols. 40-1. John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, n.d.
- Fols. 44-87. Sir Gore Ouseley, 1787-1844
- Fol. 96. Thomas Carte, 1734
- Fol. 98. Sir William Dugdale, 1667, calendared HMC 25: 12th report (1890) app., part vii, 48-9 (item 868)
Other additions:
- A letter from E. Malone, Aug. 4 (no year given), bought in 1907, has been added at fol. 20
- A letter from George Ballard to Joseph Ames, dated December 5, 1737, bought from J. Tregaskis (catal. 720, art. 52) in March, 1912, has been added at fol. 23
- A letter from M[ary] Evelyn, wife of the diarist, to dr. [Ralph] Bohun, at New college, Oxford, March 22, 1667/8 (fols. 30-1)
- Two holograph letters of John Evelyn, Jan. 18, 1696/7, and Mar. 1, 169/78, and a draft of a third, Feb. 1, 1703/4 (fols. 32-6)
- A prayer for use on the 31st December by the last named, with an 'advertisement' or preface by him, slightly damaged and incomplete (fols. 37-8)
- Also two letters from mrs. Frances E. R. Heygate of Waynflete, Eton (fols. 26-9), by whom the papers were presented to the Library, April 4, 1914
- The letters so given and two others have been privately printed for the donor (Oxf., 1914)
- Fol. 13. Letter from bp. Thomas Tanner to dr. David Wilkins, Nov. 17, 1732, 'bought ... in lot 105 at Sotheby's, 19. 5. 1906'
- Fol. 13. Three letters of dr. James Ingram, one of Jan. 17, 1836, two (one imperfect) undated, 'bought ... 1. 6. 1906 from H. Y. Adamson'
- Fol. 18. Letter from R. Gough, May 10, 1791, about Hampton Court in Herefordshire, 'bought.. in Sotheby's sale 1. 12. 1906, part of lot 71.'
- A letter from Browne Willis to Robert Hoblyn, March 21, 1752, bought from Messrs. Maggs (catal. 215, art. 1037) on Oct. 26, 1905, occupies fols. 8-9
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1665-1788
Extent
15 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. c. 8, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Autogr. c. 8
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20346
Abstract
A few autograph letters of Bodleian benefactors
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 30422
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Referenced in 1902.
Additions: Acquired, 1920-8.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 11 in.
Subject
- Barlow | Thomas | 1607-1691 | Bishop of Lincoln (Person)
- Tanner | Thomas | 1674-1735 | Bishop of St Asaph and antiquary (Person)
- Gough | Richard | 1735-1809 | antiquary (Person)
- Fell | John | 1625-1686 | Bishop of Oxford (Person)
- Dugdale | Sir | William | 1605-1686 | Knight | antiquary and herald (Person)
- Title
- A few autograph letters of Bodleian benefactors
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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