Composite volume of miscellaneous contents brought together from various volumes in the Stowe Collection, including of: Trials, and Pardons, Deeds, Writs, Council correspondence debating killing, dressing or eating flesh in Lent; Speeches, Execution Declarations, Papers and Verses on the Scottish Rebellion of 1745, Scotch Peer House of Commons rights, Parliamentary Proceedings; observational writings on antiquarian matters; drawings, and engravings of seals, familial Pedigrees and Regencies;...
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Contents: 1. Vellum leaf of a 13th cent. MS., containing Amos i. 9-13, with commentary (cf. Harley MS. 1700). In the margin is the name of Thomas Burdett, of Purstoun Jacklyne [Purston Jaglin, co. York]; and, with other scribbling of the 16th cent., "The Idol of Winchester Stephen Gardiner [Bis...
This scroll contains a nişan-i şerif transferring the timar (military fief) Szent Tamás in the district of Temesvár, from Kâtip Ali, on his resignation, to his son Mehmet. It is addressed to Yusuf, Beylerbey of Temesvár. The document contains a lavishly decorated tuğra of Sultan Murad IV in go...
Music manuscripts of the musicologist and collector Alan Walker Tyson (b.1926, d.2000): 1732 – circa 1970, n.d. The collection also includes printed music and books, which are catalogued separately. For a description of the collection, see O. W. Neighbour, ‘The Tyson Collection’, The British Lib...
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: ‘Oratorio, Le sette ultime Parole del Redentore al croce’ (words, Josef Friebert and Gottfried van Swieten, freely translated by Guiseppe Carpani); early 19th cent. Score of the version for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, four-part chorus and orchestra of ‘Die sieben ...
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI: ‘Tantum Ergo’, for two tenors and bass soloists and orchestra; second half of 19th cent. Parts. Copies in ink, in the same hand throughout, with a bombardone part added in another hand (ff. 85-6). Most parts are bound in blue paper covers numbered ‘589’. Second tenor part sig...
Grant by Ranulf de Snuterton of a messuage, land, meadow and alder-ground which Henry de Etewelle held of the said grantor in Darley, and a meadow in the same vill lying under Stancliffe called Godosmodue, to Thomas his son and his heirs; remainder to grantor's right heirs. Dated at Darley, co. ...
Grant by Ranulf de Snyterton to John de Sutton of 9 butts and one rood of land in Snitterton, in exchange for half an acre and a rood of land in the same vill. Dated at Snitterton, co. Derby. Dated as: St Gregory, 1319
Grant, in her virginity, to John Magot and his wife Mariota, of lands which fell to Isabel, daughter of William Ruthhenit of Hackinhale and Cecily his widow, daughter of Henry, son of Emma de Derl', on the death of the said Cecily her mother, and other appurtenances and a tenement held in Darley...
Grant by John, son of Richard Gerlaund of Darley, to Cecily, widow of Richard Gerlaund of Darley, of an annual rent of 33s. 4d. from lands in Darley, for 10 years from St Michael the archangel next following. Dated at Nottingham, co. Nott. Dated as: Wednesday before St Matthew the Apostle, 20 ...
Grant by Henry de Mapulton, rector of the church of Bonsall, and Richard Wyttlome, chaplain, to James de Audley, knight, lord of Audley, John Columbell of Darley and Roger Columbell, of 2 tenements and half a bovate of land in Darley which the grantors held of the feoffment of Richard de Kymburl...