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Project / Collection Additional Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 4101-4478 Name Thoresby, Ralph, antiquary and topographer, 1658-1725

1. Add MS 4212

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Add MS 4212
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'CERTAINE SELECTED CHAPTERS TRANSLATED OUT OF NICHOLAS MACHIAUELL his 3 bookes of discourses'; 17th cent. The chapters chosen are from N. Machiavelli's Discorsi. . . 'sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio', Bk. I. 11-16, 26, 27, 41, 55, 59. Bk. II. 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 23-27, 29, 30. Bk. II...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 4214

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MISCELLANEOUS HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL TRACTS; 16th-18th centt. Viz.:- (1) On the government of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, beginning 'The government of the United provinces considered as one republick is called the Government of the Generality', with additional matter by another ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4255

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Add MS 4255
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Vol. III, ff. 257, XVIII cent. includes: ff.1-3 Royal Society: Dedication to George II by T. Birch of his History of: 1757.ff. 4 - 7, 13 - 14 William Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Preface to his 'Collection of State Papers. . . ': 1759.f. 9 John Locke, philosopher: Tract on his 'Essay upon ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 4274-4277

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Add MS 4274-4277
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THORESBY PAPERS Collections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents; circ. 1539-1722. Purchased at the sale of his museum in 1764 by Thomas Birch (see 4274, f. 2). For other Thoresby MSS. see Add. MSS. 4212, 4460, 4926-4933. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper and (4274) paper and vellum. Four volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1722
Extent:
4 items

5. Add MS 4276

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Add MS 4276
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Vol. III (ff. 225). I-W; circ. 1539-1716. includes: f. 1 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from H. James: 1698. f. 1 Henry James, DD, President of Queens' College, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University: Letter to J.Talbot: 1698. f. 2 John Issett, Chaplain to William ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1716
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 4385

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Add MS 4385
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COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS, consisting of notes, superscriptions and subscriptions to letters, signatures, etc., on scraps of paper. Some were the property of James Petiver, apothecary and botanist, in whose correspondence (Sloane MSS. 4062-4067) letters will be found from all the persons whose au...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1584-1755
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 4457

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Add MS 4457
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Vol. II. (ff. 231). (1) 'Ere You Read this now You'll Suppose'; song (8 x 5 lines). f. 1. (2) Epitaph on Mrs. Mary Wynn, beg. 'Stay, reader, and with deep concern'. Two versions. ff. 2-3. (3) The Epilogue to Don Carlos, by T. Otway; 1676. f. 4. (4) 'These smiles bestow'd, these genrous H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1595-18th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 4460

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Add MS 4460
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RALPH THORESBY TRANSCRIPTS Transcripts in the autograph of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary (d. 1725). Purchased at the sale of his museum, 7 March 1764, by Thomas Birch (see note in Birch's autograph on f. lb). For other Thoresby MSS. purchased by Birch see Add. MSS. 4212 ,4214, 4274-4277, 4385. Viz....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1707
Extent:
1 item