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1. Add MS 4958-4977

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Title:
STUART COLLECTION
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts formerly belonging to Sir Simeon Stuart, 3rd Bart., of Hartley Mauduit, co. Southt. (d. 1779), sold at the sale of his library in 1777 and purchased by the Museum from a book seller in 1778 (cf. John Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, viii, 1814, p. 645). Paper, except where otherwise sta...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
[1500-1714]
Extent:
20 items

2. Add MS 4958-4975

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Title:
Heraldic MSS., of which all except 4959 had been the property of Richard Wallis, painter stainer of London, some having previously belonged to Samuel Waker, another painter stainer, with whom Wallis was closely associated. Many of these MSS. are in the autograph of Waker or Wallis, or both, while others bear their annotations or marks of ownership. Some bear as a frontispiece a form of summons to the Court of Assistants of the Painter Stainers Company, very likely belonging to Wallis, who be...
Scope & Content:
Heraldry: Heraldic collections of Sir S. Stuart: 16th-18th centt.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
[1500-1714]
Extent:
18 items

3. Add MS 4971

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Scope & Content:
STUART COLLECTION. Vol. XIV (ff. 137). Collection of arms, etc., made by Richard Wallis; late 17th cent. Autograph. The arms, which include records of grants, funeral achievements, etc., are painted and in trick, the latest dated example being 1699 (f. 92b). A large number are arms borne by Lond...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 4965

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Scope & Content:
STUART COLLECTION. Vol. VIII (ff. 97). Collection of arms and historical memoranda, etc., formerly belonging to John Wodenoth or Woodnoth (d. 1634), antiquary, of Shavington Hall, co. Chest; 1596- circa 1634. Latin and English. Partly in the autograph of Wodenoth, who probably acquired the MS. i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1596-c 1634
Extent:
1 item