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3391. Egerton MS 3769

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3769
Title:
FURTHER PAPERS OF CHARLES GODFREY WOIDE, Assistant Librarian in the British Museum (b. 1725, d. 1790); 1749-circa 1786, n.d. Paper; ff. 97. Folio. Principal contents:–1. ff. 1-14b. Diary of Woide; 4-30 May 1749. German. 2. ff. 15-21b. Diary; 17 Sept.-20 Nov. 1750. German. 3. ff. 22-47b. Letters to Woide; 1765-1785, n.d. Mostly German. Partly French, Polish and Latin. Partly printed. 4. ff. 48-78b. Papers relating to Protestant churches and ministers in Silesia, Poland, etc.; 18th cent....
Scope & Content:
Charles Godfrey Woide, biblical scholar: Diaries and correspondence, etc.,: 1749-1785, n.d: Germ., Engl., Fr. and Polish. includes: ff. 22-78b passim Nonconformists: Correspondence and papers of C. G. Woide rel. to Protestant churches in Poland, Silesia, etc.,: 1765-1782, n.d: Germ., Engl., ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Polish
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

3392. Egerton MS 3770

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3770
Title:
'CHECKMATE', ballet in one scene with a prologue, by Sir Arthur Bliss (scenario by the composer, choreography by Ninette de Valois); 1937. Autograph. Full score. Signed and dated 31 May 1937 (f. 132v). The score has conductor's markings in blue crayon by Constant Lambert throughout; some of Lambert's annotations relate to a televised performance. Cuts in the music are also marked by Lambert; R. Shead, Constant Lambert, 1973, p. 116, has a description of how cuts were suggested by Lambert. Te...
Scope & Content:
Leonard Constant Lambert, composer and conductor: Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss, KCVO; CH; Master of the Queen's Music: Ballet, 'Checkmate' by Bliss, with conductor's annotations in the hand of Constant Lambert: 1937.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 item

3393. Egerton MS 3771

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3771
Title:
'POLKA', by Sir William Turner Walton, from 'Façade'; [1926?]. Pencil score for four treble instruments, percussion, reciter and violoncello. The only instrument specifically mentioned is the B flat clarinet. Not included in the original version of the 'Façade' entertainment first performed at 2 Carlyle Square, Chelsea, 24 Jan. 1922. Added to the revised version performed at the New Chenil Galleries, Chelsea, 27 Apr. 1926. See S. Craggs, William Walton. A Catalogue, 1990, pp. 22, 23. On the ...
Scope & Content:
Sir William Turner Walton, OM; composer: `Polka' from `Façade',: [1926?]: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1926?]
Extent:
1 item

3394. Egerton MS 3772

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3772
Title:
THE BRUTON CHARTULARY Chartulary of the Augustinian Priory of Bruton, co. Som. (f. circa 1142; abbey, 1511), topographically arranged; bef. 1294 (f. 95b)-aft. 1408 (f. 131). Latin. Imperfect, by the loss of the first 72 folios, the contents of which have been supplied (ff. 1-76b) by copies made for Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., circa 1840, of Phillipps MS. 4808, abstracts made when the chartulary was still complete by the Rev. George Harbin, 1719. See ff. iii-x. Sewn in as f. 106* is an inden...
Scope & Content:
Bindings ENGLISH: Oak boards, covered with white skin,: 14th-15th cent. Bruton, Somerset: Chartulary of Augustinian Priory,: bef. 1294-aft. 1408: Lat. Chartularies: Bruton Priory,: bef. 1294-aft. 1408: Lat. includes: f. ix Thomas Bond, of the Inner Temple: Letter to Lord Ilchester,: 1841.f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1260-1499
Extent:
1 item

3395. Egerton MS 3773

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3773
Title:
(See also Egerton MSS 3276) SPEECHES FROM THE THRONE read by Queen Anne, 1703, 1704. Mostly drafts in the hand of Sidney Godolphin, Baron and (1706) Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer. Printed (with some differences as noted below) in Lords journals, xvii, 17O1-1704, pp. 321-322, 332, and 379. See also Add. MS. 29589, f. 394. Arranged chronologically, as follows, viz.:- (1) Speech at Prorogation, 27 Feb. 1703. Some minor deviations from the printed text are marked in the MS. Eg. 3773,...
Scope & Content:
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Speeches from the Throne: 1703, 1704.: Mostly autogr. drafts. Anne of England: Speeches from the Throne: 1703, 1704.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1703-1704
Extent:
1 item

3396. Egerton MS 3774 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3774 A
Title:
Scope & Content:
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD LETTERS. Vol. I A (ff. 108). 1. ff. 1-9b. Letters to Henry Fothergill Chorley; 1844-1854, n.d. 2. ff. 10-106b. Letters to William Cox Bennett; 1848-1854. At f. 42 is a poem, apparently unpublished, beg. 'Fair Spring, beneath thy feet the ground is set', 7 Sept. 1851. 3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844-1854
Extent:
1 item

3397. Egerton MS 3774 A-B

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3774 A-B
Title:
SIXTY LETTERS, ETC., OF MARY RUSSELL MITFORD; 1844-1854, n.d. Autograph. See B.M.Q., xxix, 1964-5, pp. 6-10. Quarto.
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-9b Mary Russell Mitford, novelist and dramatist: Letters to H. F. Chorley,: 1844-1854. ff. 1-9b Henry Fothergill Chorley, music critic: Letters to,: 1844-1854, n.d. ff. 10-106b Mary Russell Mitford, novelist and dramatist: Letters to W. C. Bennett,: 1848-1854. ff. 10-106b Willia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844-1854
Extent:

2 items

3398. Egerton MS 3774 B

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3774 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD LETTERS. Vol. I B (ff. 142). Typewritten copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844-1854
Extent:
1 item

3399. Egerton MS 3777

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3777
Title:
NATHANIEL NOEL MEMORANDUM AND ACCOUNT BOOK; 1715-1729. Autograph. Account and memorandum book of Nathaniel Noel, bookseller, relating to purchases made for the Harleian Library, and also to purchases for Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (ff. 59-64 rev.). Contains signed annotations by Humfrey Wanley, Harleian Librarian, and by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. The MS. is discussed in: G. F. Barwick, 'The formation of the Harleian Library. Further notes', The Library, 3rd Ser. i (1910...
Scope & Content:
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Harleian Library: Account and memorandum book of N. Noel conc. acquisitions to the Harleian Library: 1715-1729. Accounts: Booksellers: Nathaniel Noel, bookseller: Account and memorandum book of Nathaniel Noel: 1715-1729: Autogr. includes: f. i Alfred Willi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1715-1729
Extent:
1 item

3400. Egerton MS 3778

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3778
Title:
RITSON SONGS: Joseph Ritson, Ancient Songs from the time of King Henry the Third to the Revolution (London, 1790). Printed. The personal, partially interleaved copy of Sir Frederic Madden, bearing his annotations. Madden has collated a number of the songs with the original manuscripts. Acquired by Madden in Sept. 1825 (f. iii). Subsequently owned by John Charles Sperrin-Johnson, Professor of Botany at University College, Cork (d.1948). Purchased from Falkner, Grierson & Co., Dublin, 16 A...
Scope & Content:
Music: Poetry ENGLISH: Joseph Ritson, antiquary: Printed Matter: 'Ancient Songs. . .', annotated by Sir F. Madden , by Joseph Ritson: 1790: Printed.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

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