'Speciall Collections gathered out of my Lords Charters, auncient Evidences & Records . . . prooveinge his Liberties & Privileges of a County Palatine'
'Speciall Collections gathered out of my Lords Charters, auncient Evidences & Records ... prooveinge his Liberties & Privileges of a County Palatine', made no doubt for Tobias Matthew as bp. of Durham, 1595-1606.
These range from the earliest times, and are divided into parts at fols. 28, 68 (notes of the method pursued), 78 (Hartlepool), 102 (Hartlepool), 120, 126 (Hartlepool), 129, 131.
Dates
- Creation: written about A.D. 1600
Extent
136 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Durham c. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Durham c. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20299
Abstract
'Speciall Collections gathered out of my Lords Charters, auncient Evidences & Records . . . prooveinge his Liberties & Privileges of a County Palatine', written about A.D. 1600.
Biographical / Historical
Tobias Matthew (1546-1628) was Archbishop of York.
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. 29825.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Stated to have been bought from B. Quaritch on June 24, 1888, for £1.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.
Subject
- Matthew | Tobie | ? 1544-1628 | archbishop of York (Person)
- Church of England | Diocese of Durham (Organisation)
- Title
- 'Speciall Collections gathered out of my Lords Charters, auncient Evidences & Records . . . prooveinge his Liberties & Privileges of a County Palatine'
- 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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