A pedigree roll of the family of Benson of Bromley, from Thomas Benson of Rysuppe in Yorkshire, A.D. 1109, to William Benson Earle alive in 1760
A pedigree roll of the family of Benson of Bromley, from Thomas Benson of Rysuppe in Yorkshire, A.D. 1109, to William Benson Earle alive in 1760
Dates
- Creation: Chiefly written in about A.D. 1760
Extent
1 roll
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. a. 3 (R), fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. a. 3 (R)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19478
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Benson (1109) of Rysuppe in Yorkshire. William Benson Earle (1740-1796) was a philanthropist.
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. VI, no. 32854
Custodial History
A pedigree roll of the family of Benson of Bromley, from Thomas Benson of Rysuppe in Yorkshire, A.D. 1109, to William Benson Earle alive in 1760, whose father changed his name from Benson to Earle. There are about 80 fully coloured coats of arms of Benson in connexion with other families, followed by two larger ones of Sir William Benson of Bromley, knighted in 1706.
In the middle is an English translation of an Indulgence granted by prior John Kendale to Robert and Margaret Benson, Apr. 20, 1480.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
At the end are some notes (partly on paper) by Henry Gough, who obtained the roll in Sept. 1876 from mr. Charles Stockdale Benning, town clerk of Dunstable, and presented it on Aug. 17, 1900, to the Library.
Physical Facet
With finely illuminated coats of arms
Dimensions
1 ft. 8 in. × 15 ft. 10 in. on seven membranes, with some paper leaves added, on two rollers in a wooden box 3 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 0 7/8 in. × 5 in.
Subject
- Benson family | Bromley (Family)
- Title
- A pedigree roll of the family of Benson of Bromley, from Thomas Benson of Rysuppe in Yorkshire, A.D. 1109, to William Benson Earle alive in 1760
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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