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Paston and Coke papers

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MS. Top. Norfolk b. 3
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Paston and Coke papers:

  1. Fol. 4. Nine letters from sir William Paston to sir Thomas Knyvett, 1594-1608, followed by a copy of one from him to the earl of Salisbury, Nov. 13, 1608 (fol. 22), one from him to Lady Knyvett, Nov. 19, 1608 (fol. 23), and an agreement between sir W. Paston and William Wright & John Key of London about making a tomb or monument in North Walsham church, Feb. 23, 1607/8, not quite perfect (fol. 24)
  2. Fol. 26. Notes and pedigrees relating to the Paston family, partly in the hand of Peter Le Neve, with a few original papers, including a petition from Lancelot Helmes, March 26, 1615 (fol. 43)
  3. Fol. 45. Coke papers, including autographs of sir Edward Coke, 1596 and 1612 (fols. 45, 50), Robert Cooke, 16th cent. (fol. 47), Nicholas Cook, Aug. 10, 1582 (fol. 48), Arthur Coke, Aug. 7, 1627 (fol. 51), Edw. Cooke, 1633-48 (fol. 52), Thomas Cooke, Apr. 3, 1668 (fol. 55), and Robert Cooke, Dec. 15, 1705 (fol. 56), also a letter from Thomas Ringes, Sept. 21, 1607 (fol. 58), and from John Ringe, Apr. 20, 1611 (fol. 60), and genealogical notes of the Coke family
  4. Fol. 66. Copies of nineteen letters from sir John Fastolfe, 1450, etc. (cf. fol. 44v), made by Richard Gough in Nov. 1787

Dates

  • Creation: Written in A.D. 1601-1787

Extent

82 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Norfolk b. 3

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20508

Abstract

Paston and Coke papers

Biographical / Historical

Sir William Paston (1528-1610) was founder of North Walsham Grammar School. Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) was a judge, MP and law writer.

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. 30742

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

15 5/8 × 10 3/8 in.

Title
Paston and Coke papers
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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