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1. Add MS 11249

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GRIM JOHNSON THORKELINI Collectanea ad historiam Anglicanam spectantia, scil. Declaratio originis Henrici VII. Regis;-Genealogia Philippi et Mariæ. ;-Declaratio eorum quae circa Johannis Sommerfildi susceptum scelus acciderunt in Anglia, anno 1583 ;-Oratio habita ad Carolum, Principem Walliæ, in collegio Vallesolitano Hispaniæ; -Printed Proclamation, prohibiting, the publishing a declaration of the late dissolved Parliament, dat. 16 June, 1626 ;-Epitaphium Caroli 1. ;-Narrative of the execut...
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John Lewis: Treatise on Seals. Francis Drake: Introduction to the Aspilogia of J. Anstis. Henry VII of England: Declaratio originis Hen. VII. Regis. Philip and Mary I of England: Genealogia Philippi et Mariæ. Elizabeth I of England: Declaratio corum quæ circa Joh. Sommerfildi susceptum scelu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1583-1735
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 26087

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NOTES on ancient customs, laws, townships, tithings, juries, burghs, shire courts, armorial bearings, etc.; by Sir F. T. Palgrave. Partly autograph. Amongst them are - 1. "A description of the Isle of Man in the Vale-Royal of England by Daniel King 1656," f. 60. 2. Extracts from the "Breith Wemh or Brehon Laws of Ireland," f. 70. Paper; xixth cent. Folio.
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Law OF ENGLAND: Notes on Saxon and Norman laws, ancient customs, etc., by Sir F. Palgrave: 19th cent. Sir Francis Palgrave, formerly Cohen; historian: Transcripts of ecclesiastical docunments circ. 1296-1310: 19th cent. Manners and Customs: Notes on incient customs, by Sir F. T. Palgrave: 19th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 27362

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SKETCHES in sepia of towns and buildings in the Isle of Man; with a few engravings. Paper; xviith cent. At the beginning are a few extracts concerning the trade, customs, etc., of the island, of the xviiith century. Belonged to Ralph Thoresby., of Leeds. Oblong Octavo.
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Topography Collections of Drawings: Towns and buildings in the Isle of Man: 18th cent. Isle of Man: Sketches in, with an account of the laws, etc.: 17th-18th centt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 33589

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LETTERS and papers, public and private, collected by John Smyth, of Nibley, and his family, chiefly relating to co. Gloucester; 1632-xviiith cent. The latter portion (ff. 121-304) consists of correspondence of [James Butler, lst] Duke of Ormonde, principally with, or relating to the affairs of, William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, who married Lady Elizabeth Butler, his granddaughter; 1673-1688. The names of the writers will be found in the Index. Paper; ff. 350. Folio.
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William Dick, Merchant of Edinburgh: Loan to Sir W. Hamilton: 1632. includes: f. 1 Sir William Hamilton, of Elieston: Loan to, from W. Dick: 1632. ff. 3-6 Charles I of England: Sir W. Dick's accompt with the Parliament for the supply of ships, etc.: 1646. ff. 3-6 Captain Louis Dick: Account wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1632-18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 34566

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COLLECTIONS of the Rev. John Edward Jackson, Hon. Canon of Bristol and Rector of Leigh Delamere, co. Wilts (ob. 1891); consisting of letters, copies of deeds, etc., relating mainly to Wiltshire, and especially to the Hungerford family. Included are:- 1. Letter from Thomas Kyrton (agent for Lady Willoughby de Broke) to Sir John Mordaunt, concerning the Warminster estates; Brok [Brook House in Westbury, co. Wilts], 7 Dec. [1521]. f. 2. 2. Letters to Sir John Thynne from (a) Sir Anthony Hun...
Scope & Content:
John Edward Jackson, Canon of Bristol; archivist at Longleat: Wiltshire collections: 16th-19th centt. County of Wilts: Collections relating to: 16th-19th centt. Hungerford family; of Wiltshire: Collections relating to: 16th-19th centt. includes: f. 2 Thomas Kyrton: Letter to Sir J. Mordaunt:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 34712

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COLLECTIONS, historical, antiquarian, etc., made by Thomas Astle:- 1. Letters addressed by the Secretaries of State to the Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, and others, for measures to be taken for the prevention or putting down of disorders; 1711-1763. f. 1. Official copies. Included (at f. 38) are the instructions given to the Lord Mayor on the advance of the Young Pretender to Derby, 6 Dec. 1745. 2. Correspondence, partly original, of the Duke of Bedford, the Sec...
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includes: f. 1 London, England: Letters from Secretaries of State to the Lord Mayor, etc., on disorders in: 1711-1765. f. 38 Prince Charles Edward Stuart,; the Young Pretender: Precautions to be taken in London on the invasion of: 6 Dec. 1745. ff. 49, et seqq John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
12th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 63742

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HENRY STANLEY, 4TH EARL OF DERBY: collection of letters and papers on affairs of state, etc.; circa 1583-1589. Copies in the hand of a secretary in Derby's household. A description of the manuscript, including a number of items now missing from leaves that originally stood before the present f. 1 and between ff. 106v and 107, was given by William Oldys in The British Librarian, no. 5, May 1737, pp. 270-286. Owned, before 1729, by Peter Le Neve (f. i verso); in 1737, by Nathaniel Booth of Gra...
Scope & Content:
County of Lancaster: Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby: Papers and accounts of Earl of Derby partly rel. to Lancaster: circa 1583-1589: Copies. includes: ff. 3-5 Navy; England: 'The Booke of the whole Navie': 1585.ff. 6-17v Joanna II of Naples: Mary of Scotland: Comparison of Joan II of Nap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1578-1589
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 71448

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JAMES CHALONER: correspondence and papers, etc., of James Chaloner, regicide and antiquary; 1640-1685, n.d. Partly copies. Belonged, on 3 Sept. 1930, to Mrs Eleanor Colville Corbally of Newbridge House, Donabate, co. Dublin (note on f. ii). Formerly inserted loose and now preserved in the Departmental collection of sale-catalogues is a copy of Christie's sale-cat. of 15 Dec. 1930, in which the present papers were lot 12. Purchased from Sotheby's, 13 Dec. 1993, lot 385. Paper; ff. ii+87. Fo...
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James Chalenor, regicide: Correspondence and papers; etc.,: 1640-1685, n.d.: Partly copies. includes: ff. 3-43 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Thomas Chaloner, regicide: Letters to Thomas Chaloner from Gen. Thomas Fairfax: 1651-1659: Signed. ff. 44-56 Thomas Chaloner, regicide: Poli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1640-1685
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 74251 B

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FAMILY OF WESTON: Correspondence and notes relating to the genealogy, etc.; circa late 18th cent.-1903, n.d. Partly printed. Paper: ff. 58. Included are:- 1. f. 1-4v. Letter of Thomas Stratton of Lincoln’s Inn to his nephew, ‘G. J.’, rel. to the Weston and Stratton families;10 Sept. 1862. 2. ff. 5-12v. Three letters, etc., of Lieut.-Col. Gould Weston of Annanhill House, co. Kilmarnock, to the Rev. Heathfield Weston Hickes at Cranford, co. Midd., owner of Add. MS. 74251 A; 25, 30 Apr.,...
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Heraldry: Genealogies: William Sedgwick, heraldic draughtsman: Sir William Segar, Garter King of Arms: Henry Lilly, alias Lily; Rouge Dragon pursuivant: Weston family; of Staffordshire: Illuminated pedigree, etc., of the family of Weston of co. Staff., etc., by Henry Lilly of Weston, family, att...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 18th century-1903
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 89684

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Title:
Papers relating to Abdullah Quilliam
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Papers relating to William Henry Quilliam (1856-1932), also known as Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam, the Liverpool-born lawyer who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1887. Quilliam was of Manx descent and established Britain's first Muslim institute and mosque at Brougham Terrace, Liverpool, in 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1856-2015
Extent:
26 folders and 1 trowel