Copies of records relating to Knaresborough
Copies of records relating to Knaresborough, including:
- Rentals, some courts leet, 1463-1558 (fol. 46)
- The customs of the town (fol. 20)
- Notes of the forest, etc., including much about the Slingsby family possessions: with a full list of contents to fols. 1-41
- Fol. 81 was copied in 1632, and the latest date mentioned is 1633
- Fols. 75-7 are occupied with the first part of a French treatise on fortification, written about A.D. 1600, beginning 'Des Fortifications. Definition ... Fortification n'est autre chose qu'vn Espace a donner logement.'
- The volume divides into two parts before fol. 46
- There are a few later additions
Dates
- Creation: Written chiefly about A.D. 1632-1633
Extent
106 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Yorks c. 4, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Yorks c. 4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20570
Abstract
Copies of records relating to Knaresborough
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. 30818
Custodial History
A paper at fol. iv shows that the volume was probably owned by Thomas Beckwith of York, and so it may be art. 72 in no. 18290 ('Account of the honour of Knaresburgh'), which see.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.
- Title
- Copies of records relating to Knaresborough
- 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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