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18th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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Catalogue of a library believed to be that of Browne Willis

Catalogue of a library believed to be that of Browne Willis, written about A.D. 1710-1720.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 2
Extents: 87 Leaves
Dates: written about A.D. 1710-1720
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A copy of [S. M. Leake] Nummi Britannici historia (London, 1726)

A copy of [S. M. Leake] Nummi Britannici historia (London, 1726), interleaved, with manuscript notes, mainly by Browne Willis.
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 113
Extents: 164 Leaves
Dates: 1726
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A copy of the printed edition of Browne Willis's History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies

A copy of the printed edition of Browne Willis's History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 111*
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1718
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Correspondence and papers of George Grenville relating to the holding of the assizes at Buckingham or Aylesbury

Correspondence and papers of George Grenville relating to the holding of the assizes at Buckingham or Aylesbury, 1747.
Shelfmark: MS. Willis 114
Extents: 38 Leaves
Dates: 1747
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Guard-book of miscellaneous papers, mainly topographical

Guard-book of miscellaneous papers, mainly topographical, 17th-19th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. b. 51
Extents: 43 Leaves
Dates: 17th-19th century
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A list of Sheriffs of English and Welsh counties from the earliest times to 1752, continued to 1757

A list of Sheriffs of English and Welsh counties from the earliest times to 1752, continued to 1757
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. hist. c. 35
Extents: 213 Leaves
Dates: Written in about 1752-1757 etc.
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Lists of chancellors of English dioceses

Lists of chancellors of English dioceses, with related notes and correspondence, collected by A. C. Ducarel, c.1754-1766.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. eccles. c. 11
Extents: 54 Leaves
Dates: c.1754-1766
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Manuscripts chiefly by Browne Willis

Manuscripts chiefly by Browne Willis, 1694, c. 1710-1720.
Shelfmark: MS. Tanner 468
Extents: 41 Leaves
Dates: 1694, c. 1710-1720
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Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688

Papers and letters relating to and supplementing bp. Robert Keith's Bishops of Scotland to 1688, written in about 1755-1760
Shelfmark: MS. Add. C. 185
Extents: 29 Leaves
Dates: written in about 1755-1760
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Some Observations on Mr Wise's Letter to Dr Mead concerning the White Horse in Berkshire

Some Observations on Mr Wise's Letter to Dr Mead concerning the White Horse in Berkshire, written in A.D. 1740.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Berks d. 3
Extents: 160 pages
Dates: written in A.D. 1740
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Three letters of Browne Willis, one to Thomas Hearne, one to an unidentified correspondent, and one to Humphrey Owen, Bodley's Librarian

Three letters of Browne Willis, one to Thomas Hearne, one to an unidentified correspondent, and one to Humphrey Owen, Bodley's Librarian
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 45-49
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates: 30 Jul 1719, 19 Mar 1748, 6 Dec 1755
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A transcript of the first three volumes and the first part of the fourth, of John Leland's Itinerary

A transcript of the first three volumes and the first part of the fourth, of John Leland's Itinerary, written in A.D. 1704 by B. Willis.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 5
Extents: 534 pages
Dates: written in A.D. 1704 by B. Willis
Collection

Willis Donation

Ten manuscripts collected by Browne Willis, 14th-18th century.
Extents: 1.10 Linear metres (10 boxes)
Dates: 14th-18th century
Collection

Willis Manuscripts

Willis Manuscripts
Extents: 11.88 Linear metres (108 boxes)
Dates: 16th-18th century