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561. Harley MS 1183

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1183
Title:
Robert Cooke, A Baronage of England from the Conquest
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-73r: Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms (1567-1592/3), A Baronage of England from the Conquest; with additions to 1607. The manuscript contains a few later additions: ff. 2*recto-3*recto: An index of surnames; added in the 17th century. f. 3*v: The attributed arms for ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

562. Harley MS 1694

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1694
Title:
Origin of the See of Durham, and other manuscripts
Scope & Content:
A composite volume of five manuscripts. Their order has been changed since they were described in the printed Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum (1808). ff. 1-19: Origin of the See of Durham, extracted from the cathedral records and translated into English, for John Hal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

563. Harley MS 6848

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6848
Title:
English miscellany of religious tracts, letters and historical papers
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: Two notes in English about ‘Instructions for Mr Thomas Bodley sent into the United Provinces in January 1594’; and ‘July 1595’. ff. 2r-4v: An English religious treatise entitled ‘A Tretise conteyning motions touching Mercie and Unitie Sent by a few of those whoe are falslie a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

564. Harley MS 7382

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7382
Title:
Robert Cooke, A Baronage of England from the Conquest
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 8r-44r: Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms (1567-1592/3), A Baronage of England from the Conquest; up to the 14th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1572 [English]. ff. 44v-46r: A continuation of the Baronage of England for King James VI and I [Latin]. The manuscript ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

565. Harley MS 1218

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1218
Title:
Impeachment of the Earl of Clarendon and other political tracts
Scope & Content:
Composite volume of political tracts in several hands. Parliamentary debates and other papers on the impeachment of the Earl of Clarendon, the deposition of King James II and the accession of William of Orange, etc. f. 1v: Contents list. ff. 2-8r: Articles of High Treason and other heinous mis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

566. Harley MS 942

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 942
Title:
Notebook of Richard Symonds in Italy
Scope & Content:
One of several notebooks used by Richard Symonds, royalist soldier and antiquary, during his visit to Italy 1649-1651. Consists of rough notes on churches, and some ancient monuments in Rome and Padua, with ink and chalk sketches. The pages are unnumbered, unlike Symonds’ other notebooks, and ma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1649-1651
Extent:
1 volume

567. Harley MS 1086

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1086
Title:
Arms of various Gentlemen of London
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing the arms of the gentlemen of London, recorded 1664-1665 by Sir Edward Bysshe Clarenceux, drawn by John Withie. At the end of the volume is an alphabetical index of names. Inserted into this volume at f. 27 is a folio containing arms of some older citizens of L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1665
Extent:
1 volume

568. Harley MS 1396

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1396
Title:
Visitations of Shropshire 1584 and 1623
Scope & Content:
Copy of the Visitation book of Shropshire, 1584, supplemented by material from the Visitation of 1623. Mostly written and tricked in the hand of John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, in imitation of the hands of those who gave the information in 1623. Seals and arms well drawn by John Withie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

569. Harley MS 6926

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6926
Title:
Thomas Legge, Ricardus Tertius
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*verso: A title inscription: 'Richardus Tertius' with the name 'Tobi [?]Huite' ff. 2r-24r: Thomas Legge (c. b. 1535, d. 1607), 1 Ricardus Tertius. ff. 24v-37r: Thomas Legge, 2 Ricardus Tertius. ff. 46v, 48r-79v: Thomas Legge, 3 Ricardus Tertius. f. 79v: A colophon: 'Henry La...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1586
Extent:
1 volume

570. Harley MS 1846

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1846
Title:
Parliamentary speeches and papers relating to the Grand Remonstrance of 1626
Scope & Content:
Contents: Leather covers from former binding pasted inside boards. Before foliated leaves: Unfoliated contents list from former binding. Unnumbered folio from former wrapper. Annotations include names of former owners: ‘William Sprigg’ and ‘Bought of Mr Noble’. f.1: Sir Dudley Diggs’s introduc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1626
Extent:
1 volume

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