Archive Reference (shelfmark): Harley MS 1-7661 / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 162
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 1
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume titled ‘A Journall of the Parliament begunne Nov. 3. Tuesday ao.Dm. 1640. ao.16. Regis Caroli collected and gathered for the most part of it by me Sir Simonds D’Ewes of Stowhall in the Countie of Suffolke Knight and Baronett; being one of the Burgesses of the Towne and Bu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1642
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 162-166
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, with various parliamentary papers
Scope & Content:: Five folio manuscript volumes containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, along with some parliamentary papers.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1648
Extent:: 5 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 163
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 2
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The journal begins on 6 April 1641, and ends 6 October 1642. The dates within the volume are not sequential. Before the entry for 6 April 1641, two fo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1642
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 164
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 3
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The journal begins on 3 February 1640 [1641], and ends 27 June 1643. The dates within the volume are not sequential.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1641-1643
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 165
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons and parliamentary papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Volume 4
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing parliamentary papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, and a journal of the House of Commons, compiled and partly written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Contents: f. 1: Copy of a letter of summons written by Mr Henry Elsinge to Mr Henry Starky of Darley, Cheshire, to appear befo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1641-1643
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 166
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Volume 5
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-274: Continuation of the journal of the House of Commons compiled and partly written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Some of this has been written on scrap paper, including printed sheets. 13 February 1643 [1644]-3 November 1645. ff. 275-275v: Ordinance of Parli...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1644-1648
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 167
Title:: An English miscellany containing texts relating to naval matters
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-202v: A large collection of tracts and letters, primarily concerning naval matters. The manuscript contains documents on the victualling of ships, navigating, shipments, prices of goods, the custom system (taxes for good exported and imported through ports). The manuscript feat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 171
Title:: Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary
Scope & Content:: f. 1r: Alchemical recipe to ‘ze [see] the secrets of secrets & frest & last as ye may se in planyttes and in planephiffres’. ff. 2r–109r: Commentary on the Apocalypse of John in the Wycliffite translation, with biblical passages alternating with commentary in a continuous sequence. ff....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle
Date Range:: 4th quarter 14th century-1st quarter 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 172
Title:: A devotional miscellany of Middle English prose and verse
Scope & Content:: This devotional manuscript was written by the 'Winchester scribe', the principal scribe of the so-called 'Winchester Anthology' (Add MS 60577), a large compilation of religious prose and verse in Latin and English in which the scribe identifies himself as an anonymous Benedictine monk at St Swit...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: last quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 173
Title:: Register of the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring
Scope & Content:: Various documents related to the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring including the register of contents of the manor of Goring in the 14th year of King Edward II's reign (1321). ff. 1r–6v: Extent of the manor of Goring as of 10 January 1321. ff. 7r–22r: Tenants at Goring. ff. 23r–34r: Serf...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1321
Extent:: 1 volume

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