1681. Harley MS 1528
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1682. Harley MS 1531
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1531
- Title:
- Heraldic manuscript of Bedfordshire families
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 1r: A note on the manuscript’s origin, beginning ‘The vissitation of Bedffordshire made in Anno 1566 per william harvey’; updated by ‘some of the same ffamilyes and labord pedegrees’; and added to ‘by me Richard Mundy’; followed by a note that the owner lent the book to the herald ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1683. Harley MS 1540
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1540
- Title:
- The Visitations of Durham of 1575 and 1615
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 2r: A note on the Visitations of Durham of 1575 and 1615. ff. 3r-4r: An alphabetical table of the family names included in this manuscript. ff. 5r-10v, 161r-162v: Arms of Durham families (20 per page), tricked in printed shields, mostly left blank. ff. 11r-160v, 163r-169r: Ped...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1684. Harley MS 1568
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1568
- Title:
- The Prose Brut Chronicle
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-182r: The Prose Brut Chronicle (Common version to 1419). Decoration: Historiated initial of King Diocletian and his daughters combined with a full bar border in colours and gold with floral decoration (f. 1r). Numerous historiated initials or small miniatures in colours and ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Date Range:
- 2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1685. Harley MS 1573
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1573
- Title:
- Warrants and bills on the Officers of the Customs
- Scope & Content:
- Folio manuscript volume, containing all the warrants, and some bills, on the Officers of the Customs, from 2 April 1668 to 17 August 1669. At the end of this volume is an alphabetical index of names.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1668-1669
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1686. Harley MS 1576
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1576
- Title:
- Legal and political commonplace book
- Scope & Content:
- A volume of copies of state and law papers, letters, speeches, cases and axioms, with some epitaphs, verse and miscellaneous material. In more than one hand, with an ‘Index’ of contents (f. 4r). Dated December 1616 at beginning (f. 5), and including items up to the 1660s. Top and left hand margi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1687. Harley MS 1577
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1577
- Title:
- A book of heraldry, written and tricked by Richard Mundy
- Scope & Content:
- Heraldic manuscript volume, in folio, all written and tricked in pre-printed tables by Mr Richard Mundy, a painter-stainer. Contents: ff.1*-11*: An alphabetic index of surnames. ff. 1-33: A copy of a collection of arms by Thomas Jenyns, gentleman. ff. 33v-113: Various arms belonging to families...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Early 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1688. Harley MS 1578
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1578
- Title:
- Political tracts
- Scope & Content:
- Composite volume of political tracts bound together. On impositions, commission of sewers, ship-money, liberty of freemen, right to property, and other subjects, with some ecclesiastical matters. Contents: ff. 1-123: Remonstrance of the House of Commons to King James I (ff. 1-16r); Argument i...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1689. Harley MS 1579
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1579
- Title:
- Miscellaneous historical and political tracts
- Scope & Content:
- Composite volume of collections mainly on history, diplomacy and politics, from the late 16th century to the 1670s. Chiefly English. In more than one hand, written on different sized folios. Some entries starting from the other end of the volume relate to Sir Andrew Henley (1622-1675), 1st baron...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1690. Harley MS 1580
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 1580
- Title:
- The first of two volumes with letters and papers concerning state affairs, dated to 1616-1625
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-456v: The first of two volumes with letters and papers concerning state affairs, mostly originals of English and French letters addressed to the Duke and Marquess of Buckingham, organised in alphabetical order; the letters and papers are dated to 1616-1625. The second volume is...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1616-1625
- Extent:
- 1 volume