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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 22878-23125

61. Add MS 22999-23001

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JOURNAL of Dr. Richard Pococke's travels in England and Wales; written in the form of letters to his mother; 12 May- 19 June, 1751, 2 June-29 Nov. 1754, 15 Aug.-5 Oct. 1756, and 24 Mar.-[June?] 1757. In three volumes; with corrections in Pococke's hand. In Vol. III., at f. 8, is an itinerary of a Welsh tour, and at f. 84 the copy of a letter from Dr. Pococke to his mother, giving the journal of a short tour through parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 27 Sept.-5 Nov. 1747. An itinerary o...
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Wales: Travels in, by Rev. R. Poecocke: 1751-1757. Voyages and Travels: In England and Wales, by Rev. R. Pococke: 1751-1757. Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath: Travels in Great Britain: 1747-1757.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1751-1757
Extent:
3 items

62. Add MS 23002

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Collection of scientific treatises, including Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Treatise on the Astrolabe'
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This manuscript contains a collection of scientific treatises, including the 'Treatise on the Astrolabe', an instructional manual written by Geoffrey Chaucer (b. c. 1340s, d. 1400). The manuscript's contents closely resemble another 15th-century treatise collection (now Egerton MS 2622). Conte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

63. Add MS 23003

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ORIGINAL letter from General Napoleon Bonaparte to his brother Joseph Bonaparte, "député au Conseil des 500;" Cairo, 7 Thermidor [25 July, 1798]. Fr. Holograph; with the signature torn off, and with seal. Endorsed by Lord Nelson, "Found on the person of the courier." Preceded by two notes by Daw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[25 Jul 1798]-1821
Extent:
1 item

64. Add MS 23004

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ORIGINAL letters of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I. to Marshal [Louis Alexandre] Berthier [afterwards Prince de Neufchâtel et de Wagram], Minister of War; 5 Vendémiaire, an 13 [27 Sept. 1804]- 4 Complémentaire, an 13 [21 Sept. 1805]. Fr. In the handwriting of Baron Agathon Jean François Fain. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1802-[21 Sep 1805]
Extent:
1 item

65. Add MS 23005

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"DRAWINGS and plans of houses intended for the residence of different members of the North family," in water colour and Indian ink. Included is "a ground plan of the intended gardens, Waterworks, and building of the Revd Doctor Montague North [D.D. 1767] of Sternfeld, co. Suffolk, with an estima...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

66. Add MS 23006

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ORIGINAL warrants, orders, and other official documents relating to the county of Norfolk, chiefly concerning the raising of troops and other military matters; 1581-1663. Signatures occur of the following officers of state, and Sheriffs, Justices, Commissioners of Musters, etc., of Norfolk: [Sir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1581-1663
Extent:
1 item

67. Add MS 23007

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LETTERS and ordinances from Queen Elizabeth, James I., the Privy Council, and others, to the Sheriff, Justices, and Commissioners of the Musters of co. Norfolk, with the answers and other papers, transcribed apparently by Sir Richard Jenkinson, Knt., Sheriff of co. Norfolk, 1600, 1601; 1600-1609...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1600-1609
Extent:
1 item

68. Add MS 23008

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EXTRACTS from the registers and account-books of various parishes in co. Norfolk, made by Goddard Johnson, together with a brief history of the parish first named, viz.: Dunham Parva; 1676-1818, f. 2; North Elmham, 1538-1628, f. 32 ; Shipdham, 1511-1676, f. 89; Watton, 1560-1733, f. 157; Bintry,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

69. Add MS 23009

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EXTRACTS from the parish account-books of Shipdham, co. Norfolk; with notes and illustrations, by Samuel Losh, farmer and land-valuer, of Barton Bendish, and formerly of Shipdham; 1511- 1797. Paper; XIXth cent. Quarto. Samuel Losh, Farmer, of Barton Bendish: Notes on the parish accounts of Ship...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

70. Add MS 23010

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EXTRACTS from the parish account-books of Pulham St. Mary Magdalen, co. Norfolk, by Goddard Johnson; 1558-1620. Paper; XIXth cent. Quarto. Goddard Johnson: Extracts from parish account-books, 1558-1620, of Pulham St. Mary Magdalen: 19th cent. Pulham St. Mary Magdalen, Norfolk: Extracts from ac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item