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11. Harley MS 1220

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1220
Title:
Political tracts
Scope & Content:
Composite volume of political tracts in several hands. ff. 1-6: Concerning the decay of rents, and how to improve them. Headed ‘Decay of Rents’. ff. 7-9: Proposals for the better ordering the poor of an unidentified parish. ff. 10-20: Proposals for settling the peace of England, both in Ch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

12. Harley MS 1248

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1248
Title:
Court precedents
Scope & Content:
Book of court precedents, largely manorial courts. For a selected list of contents, see the 1808 printed catalogue of Harley MSS (Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, vol. 1, pp. 628-630). Includes extracts from the Court-Leat and Court-Baron for the manors of Clacton Mag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1673
Extent:
1 volume

13. Harley MS 7576

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7576
Title:
Miscellany
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1588-1724
Extent:
12 items

14. Harley MS 1156

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1156
Title:
Heraldic miscellanies
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1: Examples of different arms, born by persons of the same family, apparently extracts from Robert Glover, de Differentiis Armorum. f. 12: Descent of the two houses of York and Lancaster from King Edward III and his from Philip the Fair, King of France. f. 13v: Examples of arms ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

15. Harley MS 1195

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1195
Title:
Heraldic collections
Scope & Content:
Volume of various heraldic manuscripts bound up as follows: ff. 1v-4: Pedigree of Anthony Browne Viscount Montacute; includes descents of Spencer, Marshall, Burer and de Cadurcis, Tiptofte, de Clare, Badelsmere, Wentworth, Montacute, Mount-Hermer, Holland, Neville, Stoner, etc. ff. 5 and 10: D...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

16. Harley MS 1733

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1733
Title:
Miscellaneous tracts
Scope & Content:
Various tracts formerly belonging to Henry Worsley, bound together. Bound in a different order from that described in the printed catalogue of 1808, and re-foliated. ff. 1-10*: Some law cases, with notes. In law French. Folios 1 and 10* are parchment wrappers (formed of manuscript waste, namel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

17. Harley MS 1987

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1987
Title:
Lancashire pedigrees
Scope & Content:
Appears contains most of the visitation book of Lancashire compled by William Flower, Norroy King of Arms, 1567, to which fresh pedigrees and continuations have been added by the two last Randle Holmes (plus other notes and entries) down to 1704. Includes the following: ff. 2-7: Alphabetical i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1630-1704
Extent:
1 volume

18. Harley MS 1299

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1299
Title:
Arguments on prohibitions
Scope & Content:
Arguments on prohibitions, modus decimandi etc. Responses of the judges to the Archbishop of Canterbury, laying out in which cases the Kings’ Court of Common Pleas may or may not grant prohibitions by law, with precedents. Arguments on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury why the Court of Comm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

19. Harley MS 1769

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1769
Title:
English political tracts
Scope & Content:
Collection of tracts on parliamentary matters during the 1620s-1640s. Separate items in several hands bound together. Flyleaf pencil inscription: ‘Given by Dr Hickes’ (George Hickes). Contents: ff. 1-6: Accusation and impeachment of John Finch, 1st Baron Finch Keeper of the Great Seal, by the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620s-1640s
Extent:
1 volume

20. Harley MS 4958

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4958
Title:
Breviary
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-145v: A Breviary, imperfect at the beginning and end. The manuscript contains later additions: Marginal notations throughout, some in English inscriptions from the late 15th or early 16th century, e.g.: 'Jesus of nazareth' (f. 102r). Decoration: 1 large (4 line) puzzle ini...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 volume

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