Letters patent under the Great Seal being a commission to the right honourable Sir Edward Hyde
Letters patent under the Great Seal being a commission to the right honourable Sir Edward Hyde, Lord chancellor of England, to visit the University of Oxford. Dated July 23, 1660. With Great Seal in brown wax, attached by parchment strips. There is a portrait of Charles II within the initial 'C'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1660 in England
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 246, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 246
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18286
Abstract
Letters patent under the Great Seal being a commission to the right honourable Sir Edward Hyde
Biographical / Historical
Sir Edward Hyde (1609-1674) was 1st Earl of Clarendon and Lord Chancellor of England.
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. II, no. 3735
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (269)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This document first appears in the handlist of 1687.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
2 ft. 10 2/5 in. × 1 ft. 8 4/5 in. kept in box 13 2/5 × 7 9/10 in.
Subject
- Hyde | Edward | 1609-1674 | 1st Earl of Clarendon | Lord Chancellor (Person)
- University of Oxford (Organisation)
- Title
- Letters patent under the Great Seal being a commission to the right honourable Sir Edward Hyde
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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