Calendars of deeds and transcript of fragmentary medieval exempla by Alexander Hamilton Thompson
Single Item
MS. Lat. misc. e. 126
Held at the Weston Library
A 20th century notebook containing calendars and transcripts made by A.H. Thompson:
- (fols. 1-11) calendar in English of 15 deeds (in Latin and English), dated 1524-1534, relating to Allington, Lincolnshire.
- (fols. 12-14) calendar in English of a bundle of 3 Latin deeds, n.d. (temp. John/Henry III), relating to Allington, Lincolnshire.
- (fols. 15-70) transcript in Latin of 11 folios of a fragmentary collection of exempla and similar material. Fols. 1-10 are now MS. Lat. misc. e. 125; fol. 11 is untraced; it contained the end of one exemplum; an exemplum beginning 'Quidam frater inpugnabatur a fornicacione qui veniens in vicum quondam egipti', ending 'et esto solicitus'; and another beginning 'Aliquando ostendit deus quare malis jus permittitur' and ending 'consolacionem scripturarum spem habeamus'.
Dates
- Creation: n.d. [c.1900-1950]
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. misc. e. 126, fol. 1].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. misc. e. 126
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21224
Abstract
Calendars of deeds and transcript of fragmentary medieval exempla by Alexander Hamilton Thompson.
Biographical / Historical
Alexander Hamilton Thompson (1873-1952) was a professor of medieval history. For further information see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library (with MS. Lat. misc. e. 125) in 1974 by John Compton Dickinson.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of Calendars of Deeds and Transcript of Fragmentary Medieval Exempla by Alexander Hamilton Thompson
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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