Vol. XVII. (ff. 122). Notes for General History, indexed on f. 73 b; followed by notes concerning Religious Houses, indexed on f. 119 b. includes: f. 32 b Philology: Bedfordshire provincial expressions: 18th cent. f. 74 Bedfordshire: Notes concerning religious houses in: 18th cent.
COLLECTIONS for a History of Bedfordshire, made by Oliver St. John Cooper, Vicar of Thurleigh and Puddington, co. Bedford (b. 1741, d. 1801). Extracts were made from these papers for Lysons's Magna Britannia, and histories of three parishes were published by the collector in vol. iv. of Nichols's Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica [Puddington, 1783; Wimmington, 1785; Odell, 1787]. Twenty-two volumes. Purchased by Thomas Orlebar Marsh, Vicar of Stevington, co. Bedf., from whom they passed by...
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Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Book-plates: 19th cent. Oliver St. John Cooper, Vicar of Thurleigh and Puddington, county Bedfordshire: Collections for a history of co. Bedf.: 18th cent. Book-plates: Phillipps (Sir Thomas), Bart.: 19th cent. Bedfordshire: Collections by Rev. O....
Vol. XV. (ff. 88). A few inquisitions (f. 3), indexed on f. 88 b; followed by lists of Sheriffs (f. 13), Archdeacons (f. 40), M.P.s for County (f. 61), for Borough (f. 70), and Livings (f. 79). includes: ff. 13, 40, 61, 70, 79 Bedfordshire: Lists of Sheriffs, Archdeacons, M.P.s, and Livings: 1...