1. "AN ANSWERE to the questions proposed by Sir Alexander Hay, Kt, touching the office of Constables, done by Sir Francis Bacon, Knight, his Maiesties Solicitor Generall, anno domini 1608": Chapp. xix., xx. of Cases of Treason, published under Bacon's name, London, 1641 (see his Works, ed. Spedd...
1. COLLECTIONS by Francis Tate, Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries [temp. Eliz.], with reference to various subjects proposed for discussion at the meetings of the Society, 1590-1600. The subjects include the antiquity, etymology, etc., of the various titles of honour in England, of cities,...
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, mostly antiquarian, viz.:- 1. "Origo feodorum," a short treatise on the origin, nature, and value of a knight's fee in England, and on fines for dispensation of knighthood; 17th cent. There are marginal references in another hand to Sprott, Spelman, Selden, etc. f. 1. 2...
COMMONPLACE-BOOK of Francis Thynne, Lancaster Herald [1602- 1608], relating to English history and antiquities; consisting of extracts from chronicles, monastic registers, etc., including the following:- 1. "Thinges taken oute of an olde writen frenche cronicle," treating of the relations betw...
COMMONPLACE-BOOK of miscellaneous historical, topographical, and antiquarian notes, in various hands, including:-(1) "Observations of Warwickshire," Berkshire, and Derbyshire. ff 1, C, 13;-(2) "Observations" out of (a) Will. Martin's History and Lives of the Kings of England, 1616. f. 14;-(b) Ar...
TRACTS etc., on antiquarian subjects collected by the Rev. John Lewis, vicar of Minister, Isle of Thanet; 1743. 1. "[I--EION], sive . . . Isidis delubrum reseratum": a Printed tract, without date or author's name. The dedication, to James West, is, however, subscribed in ink "J. Ward," i.e. Dr...
"THOMAE ASTLEI Excerpta ex Collectaneis Thomæ Madox, Arm., in Museo Britannico repositis ": notes by Astle from Madox's collections (Add. MSS. 4484-4572), relating to manorial rights, royal prerogative, inrollments of records, and other historical and legal antiquities. At the end is a note on t...
ANTIQUARIAN NOTES, for the most part (as pointed out by Philip Bliss at f. 1) in the hand of Edward Rowe Mores, including:-(1) Institutions to benefices in the diocese of Canterbury, 1381-1387 (from Ashmole MS. 794). f. 2;-(2) Admissions to degrees, etc., at Oxford, 1448-1461, 1505-1528; with ot...
"ANTIQUARIAN EXTRACTS," containing a facsimile of the signatures of the members of the Privy council of Henry VI. to an instrument dated 15 March, 1454/5; with a copy of a letter to the European Magazine for June, 1790, pp. 423, 424, signed A.T., with reference to the same. Paper; ff. 7. Small Q...
C0MMONPLACE-BOOK Of Philip Morant (ob. 1770), Rector of St. Mary's, Colchester, and author of the History of Essex, consisting of extracts and notes on the following, among other, subjects:-(1) Anglo-Saxon Parliaments. f. 2;-(2) Homage and tenures. ff. 38, 40;-(3) The Nature and Attributes of Go...