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1. Add MS 47979-47999

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B. MARTIN LEAKE PAPERS LEAKE PAPERS. Vols. XIII-XXXVIII. Papers of Stephen Martin Leake II, of Thorpe Hall, Essex, Garter King of Arms 1754-1773, with additions, etc., by his son John (d. -1836), also of Thorpe Hall, Chester Herald 1752-1791. Included are heraldic manuscripts (47979-47983), family papers (47985-47988, 47998 A-47999 C) and four volumes relating to numismatics (47990-47993). On Stephen and John Martin Leake see W. H. Godfrey, A. R. Wagner and H. S. London, The College of Arms...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1558-1947]
Extent:
26 items

2. Add MS 47983

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XIX (ff. iii+66). 'A Catalogue of Peers Summoned to Parliament in the first year of King Henry the Seventh [1485], And of the Peers by Creation or Summons since, to the present time', by S. M. Leake II; 1766 (with a continuation, ff. 60-61, to 28 Aug. 1772). An index of names ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1766
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 47996

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XXXII (ff. ii).+74). Impressions of the leaves of plants taken by S. M. Leake II by the process of nature-printing, using lamp-black; 1731. An index at the beginning (f. 2). Cat. no. 99. Label no. 29. Botany: Impressions of plant leaves by S. M. Leake: 1731. Stephen Martin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1731
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 47993

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XXIX (ff. ii+31). Catalogue by S. M. Leake II of Greek and Roman coins. The date '6 March 1764' appears in the margin at f. 23. Label no. 30. Numismatics: Collections rel. to coins, etc., by S. M. Leake: circ. 1723-1764. Stephen Martin Leake, Garter King of Arms: Armorial bo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1764
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 47998 A

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XXXIV (ff. ii+62). Ledger of J. M. Leake recording tithe and other accounts of his lands at Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex; 1794-1835. Label no. 31. Tithes: Accounts of Thorpe-le-Soken, co. Essex: 1794-1835. Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex: Tithe, etc., accounts of Thorpe Hall: 1794-1835. A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1794-1835
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 47994

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XXX (ff. iii+199). 'Antiquities of Essex with Deeds, Monuments, Epitaphs and Arms', copied by S. M. Leake II from a work in three volumes compiled by Richard Symonds (1617-[1692?]), antiquary, preserved in the library of the College of Arms. The first two volumes were evidentl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 47985-47988

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vols. XXI-XXIV. Ledgers of S. M. Leake II, containing chiefly household and estate accounts, together with details of heraldic fees; 1720-1773 (in full from 1731 only). Included in Vol. XXII are:-(1) Payment to Thomas Payne, the elder, bookseller, for having some of the present collection bound (e.g. 47970, 47975, 47977), 22 July 1740. f. 20b;-(2) Accounts of William Meadows for printing Leake's Nummi Britannici Historia, 2nd ed., 15 Oct. 1744, f. 23, and The Life of Sir John L...
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Accounts: S. M. Leake, Garter King of Arms: 1720-1771. Stephen Martin Leake, Garter King of Arms: Armorial bookplates. Stephen Martin Leake, Garter King of Arms: Heraldic, etc., collections, journals and papers: 1558-1771. Heraldry: Collections of S. M. Leake, Garter King of Arms; d. 1773: be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1720-1773
Extent:
4 items

8. Add MS 47999 A-C

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vols. XXXVI-XXXVIII (ff. i+34, 32, 17). Three notebooks of J. M. Leake containing autobiographical notes and family memoranda; circ. 1815-1827, 1821-1824, 1720-1791, n.d.
Scope & Content:
Diaries and Memoranda: J. M. Leake: 1739-1824, n.d. John Martin Leake, Chester Herald: Correspondence, notebooks and papers: 1720-1835.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1720-1827
Extent:
3 items

9. Add MS 47984

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. i+35). Journal by S. M. Leake II of a voyage to Holland; 7-30 May 1718. Places visited and described include Rotterdam, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Delft, and The Hague. At ff. 33-35 is an index. Cat. no. 101. Label no. 12. Voyages and Travels: S. M. Leake; journals and lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1718
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 47981 A

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LEAKE PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. i+57). Letter-book in the hand of J. M. Leake, as secretary at the College of Arms to Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, and Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough, successive Deputy Earl Marshals; 9 Dec. 1763-22 Aug. 1777. Contents include lists of fees, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1763-22 Aug 1777
Extent:
1 item