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1301. Stowe MS 592

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Stowe MS 592
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Scope & Content:
HISTORY of the Barons of Westmoreland, from Robert de Vetere Ponte (Vipont), to whom the title was granted by King John, to Anne, Countess of Pembroke, who claimed the title by right of her father, George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland. Paper; ff. 45. Written after the death (in 1643) of Henry...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1643-1676
Extent:
1 item

1302. Stowe MS 593

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Stowe MS 593
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Scope & Content:
PROMOTIONS, births, marriages, and deaths of the English nobility and gentry, in alphabetical order of names. The greater number of the events recorded are dated 1765-1776, but there are several earlier, and one or two of 1777, added in different ink. At f. 41 b is an index to English peers, wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1776-1777
Extent:
1 item

1303. Stowe MS 594

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Stowe MS 594
Title:
William Bruges’ Garter Book
Scope & Content:
The first armorial for the Order of the Garter, containing portraits of the knights founder: f. 5v: Saint George, as patron of the order of the Garter, together with another knight, possibly William Bruges. f. 7v: Edward III of England. f. 8r: Henry Duke of Lancaster. f. 8v: Jean de Grailly...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
1430s
Extent:

1 volume

1304. Stowe MS 595

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Stowe MS 595
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Scope & Content:
COLLECTIONS relative to the Order of the Garter, viz.:- 1. Clauses touching Garter King of Arms in the statutes of 14 Hen. VIII.; from the Liber Niger or "Blacke Booke" (Anstis, Register of the Order of the Garter, 1724, vol. ii., pp. 342, 350-4). Latin. f. 3. 2. Register of the Order, 1603-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

1305. Stowe MS 596

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Stowe MS 596
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Scope & Content:
TRANSCRIPT of the Liber Niger of the Order of the Garter, containing the register of the Order from its foundation to 6 Edw. VI. [1552]. Latin. Edited by Anstis, Register of the Order of the Garter, 1724, vol. ii., pp. 1-469. The writing on ff. 9-59 appears to be that of Anstis himself. The tran...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1306. Stowe MS 597

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Stowe MS 597
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Scope & Content:
COLLECTION Of extracts, copies of deeds, reports, counsels' opinions, etc., relating to fees and offices, crown grants, legal cases, and other matters. The contents are:- 1. Scale of fees, gratuities, etc., on the election and instalment of a Knight of the Garter. "Extracted from Ashmole." f. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1307. Stowe MS 598 A

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Stowe MS 598 A
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Scope & Content:
PEDIGREE Of Jupiter and other gods of Roman mythology, in the hand of Thomas Astle. Paper roll. XVIIIth cent. Mythology: Pedigree of the Roman gods: 18th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Pedigree of gods of Roman mythology: 18th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1308. Stowe MS 598 A-660

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Stowe MS 598 A-660
Title:
CLASS XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
63 items

1309. Stowe MS 598 B

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Stowe MS 598 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
THE "GENEAL0GY and Succession of the Kings Scotland"; taken from "Richard Scot's History of the Kings of Scotland," and tracing their descent from Cecrops; ending with William and Mary. Paper, ff. 12. XVIIIth cent. Folio. Kingdom of Scotland: Genealogy of the Scottish kings: 18th cent. Richard...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1310. Stowe MS 599

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 599
Title:
Scope & Content:
PEDIGREES of English peers, 1616-1618; with additions by Sylvanus Morgan (whose signature is at f. 1), dated 1640-43. Preceded by an index. Paper; ff. 113. Folio. Peerage: Pedigrees of English peers: 17th cent. Sylvanus Morgan: Pedigrees continued by, to 1643. Genealogies: English noble famil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1616-1643
Extent:
1 item

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