Althorp Papers. Vols. mmdcclxxxiii, mmdcclxxxiv. Cattle account books. These show the prices paid for cattle (and other livestock) which were bought or sold, as well as money spent on the upkeep of the herd and income generated from sales of cheese, milk, etc. Two volumes.
Althorp Papers. Vols. mmdccciii, mmdccciv. Financial, estate and legal papers; 1706-1737, n.d. Two volumes. Described in detail in NRA 10410, pp. 52-61.
Papers of the Earl of Leicester 78172-78178. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. V-XI. Papers of and relating to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; 1552-1589, n.d. The provenance and former extent of this collection are described by Adams, loc. cit.; while a brief account (now PRO SP 45/20/282) by Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State 1674-1678, is abstracted in a ‘Calendar of documents relating to the history of the State Paper Office to the year 1800’, in the Thirtieth Report of the Deputy Keeper...
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Sir Richard Browne, MP: Accounts, inventories, etc., assembled by Sir R. Browne as servant to the Earl of Leicester: 1552-1589, n.d.
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XX, XXI. Horoscopes by John Wells, mathematician and Treasurer of the Stores at Deptford, nephew of Christopher Browne of his uncle Christopher and cousin Richard, later Sir Richard Browne, Bart.; circa 1611 and 2 Sept. 1611. Latin. Partly autograph. The main watermark (of posts, similar to Heawood, Watermarks, no. 3499) is the same in both tracts, indicating that they were executed at about the same time. Wells matriculated. Oxford (St. Alban’s Hall) 15 June 1632, ...