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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 750
Title:: Theological tracts collected by James Wedderburn
Scope & Content:: Volume of theological collections made by James Wedderburn (1585-1639), Bishop of Dunblane. Preliminary matter: f. 1*v: inscription cut from old binding pasted on verso of folio 1*. f. 2*r: flyleaf inscribed with Latin religious epigram (‘Deus initium negoti, finis Deus’), proverb, and sho...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 752
Title:: Alphabet of Arms
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-362r: An alphabet of family names with blazons of their coats of arms. The manuscript contains a later addition: ff. 1*recto-1*verso: A ‘Table directing to the Alphabett of Names’; added (? by Thomas Cole) in the 17th century. Decoration: Coats of arms in black ink throu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 756
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections. Volume 1.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 3-25: ‘The Kallender of names’, with counties. ff. 26-281: Notes extracted from the records. ff. 282-390: Index of place names, by county.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 756-760, 410-411
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections from the Court of Wards and Liveries
Scope & Content:: Abstracts of inquisitions from the records of the Court of Wards and Liveries, compiled by Thomas Cole; with indexes of families and places.. Some volumes bear Cole’s armorial ink stamp, with the motto ‘Cole Deum’.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 17th century
Extent:: 7 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 757
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections. Volume 2.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1-17: Index of family names, with counties. ff. 17-185r: Notes extracted from the records. ff. 185v-247: Index of place names, by county.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 758
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections. Volume 3.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1-13: Index of family names, with counties. Titled: ‘A Table of the surnames of this Third Booke Collected out of the books and Recordes of the Court of Wardes & Liveries by Thomas Cole of the same. Court Gent. & is marked Escaetr. Lib: 5 [sic]. Cole’. ff. 14-149: Notes e...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 759
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections. Volume 4.
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1-18: Index of family names, with counties. ff. 19-137: Notes extracted from the records. ff. 138-185: Index of place names, by county.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 760
Title:: Thomas Cole’s collections. Volume 5.
Scope & Content:: Armorial ink stamp of Thomas Cole pasted on preliminary leaf. Contents: ff. 1-24: Index of family names, with counties. Titled: ‘A Table of the surnames of this 5th Booke Collected out of Offices or Inquisicons in the Court of Wards by Thomas Cole of the same. Court Gent. & is marked Esca...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 762
Title:: Liber sive codicellus collectus de evidentijs extractis de libris feodorum militum, et alijs memorandis tam scaccarij quam cancelarie
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-17r: Liber sive codicellus collectus de evidentijs extractis de libris feodorum militum, et alijs memorandis tam scaccarij quam cancelarie; continens in se nomina et tenuras omnium et singulorum dominorum, maneriorum, et terrarum in comitatu Herefordiensis tentorum de domina re...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1558-1559
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 764
Title:: Register of orders, warrants and petitions, in the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a register of all orders, warrants, petitions, etc. in the office of Francis, Lord Cottington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 2 February 1628 [1629] to 1 July 1632. An index of names can be found at the front of the volume.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1629-1632
Extent:: 1 volume

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