EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCXLV. Miscellaneous papers; 1630-1635, n.d. Including petitions of Christopher Browne for the renewal of the lease and a draft and copy of the renewal from the date of its expiry in 1651, for a further 24 years.
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLVII. Stewards’ rentals and accounts for Deptford; 1735-1766. Paper wrappers. 330 x 210mm. 1. Rental in two distinct hands for the parishes of St Nicholas and St Paul and elsewhere in Deptford, with occasional marginal comments by Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart.; 1735-17...
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXVI. `Catalogus Bibliothecae Londini'; [1690s]. In the hand of John Evelyn senior. Several leaves have been cut out at the beginning of this small notebook; the surviving pages, numbered 23-37 by Evelyn, have been ruled in pencil into two columns with margins, the fir...
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXVIII. `Bibliotheca Analecta 1699’: a list of the Evelyn library books, alphabetically by author and/or short-title, with dates and places of publication and what appear to be press-marks in the right margin, in the hand of John Evelyn, afterwards 1st Bart; circa 1702. ...
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXXII. Miscellaneous papers relating to the books, manuscripts and coins collected by John Evelyn and his descendants; 1637-1752. 1. Notes of books and a donation given by Evelyn to Balliol College; 1637, 1676. 2. Smoke impressions on paper from metal dies for the de...
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCXCV (ff. 210). 1. ff. 1-47v. Letters to Evelyn from his grandfather, John Evelyn the diarist; 1697-1701. Including a few draft replies in Latin. His letters to his grandfather are in Add. MS 78301. For Evelyn senior’s `Memoires for my Grand-son’, see Add. MS 78515 below....
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCX (ff. 155). 1. ff. 1-79v. Letters to Sir John and Lady Evelyn from their daughter, Anne Evelyn (1707-1771); [1725?], 1734-1754. For a further letter of 24 Oct. 1752, Add. MS 15949, f. 139. 2. ff. 80-137v. Letters to Sir John and Lady Evelyn from their daughter, Mary E...
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CCCXLVII A-F. Journal of Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart.; 1713-1734. Autograph. The journal is entered into a series of notebooks of different sizes and kinds. The uniform handwriting suggests that it was fair copied and perhaps expanded after the event from notes made at the time. The contents mainly concern journeys, sight-seeing (especially houses and gardens), social and family events and some references to public events. Formerly Evelyn MS 248. (A, C-F in one case; ...
Devotional Manuscripts 78360-78392. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols CXCIII, CCXXV. These are the most extensive category in the archive. They consist of notes and commentaries on the Bible, sermon notes, essays on religious subjects, but chiefly of private devotional works and meditations. Many of them were written or adapted for, or otherwise associated with Margaret Blagge (1652-1678), the maid of honour at the Restoration court, with whom Evelyn made a pact of spiritual friendship in October 1672...