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Copies of Public Records

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Copies or abstracts of selected public records, chiefly Patent Rolls, relating to conveyances of land in England, 1483-1684.

Dates

  • Creation: 17th century

Extent

4.29 Linear metres (39 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. gen. b. 7, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Top. gen. b. 7-45

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13363

Abstract

Copies or abstracts of selected public records, chiefly Patent Rolls, relating to conveyances of land in England, 1483-1684.

Biographical / Historical

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, nos. 29826-29864.

Custodial History

The collection was owned by W. Selby Lowndes of Whaddon.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was bought from W.H. Gee in 1888.

Related Materials

See also MS. Eng. hist. d. 2.

Title
Copies of Public Records
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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