COLLECTIONS relating to Colchester, by Rev. Philip Morant; consisting of copies and extracts of various documents, with notes, forming the materials for his History of Colchester (first published in 1748, afterwards enlarged and incorporated in his Hist. of Essex, 1768). In six vols., each of which has at the beginning a general description of its contents. Vols. i. and ii. deal with the town generally; vol. iii. with the civic government; and vols. iv.-vi. with the monasteries of St. John a...
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Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Colchester collections: 15th-18th centt. Colchester, Essex: Collections relating to: 14th-18th centt.
Vol. II. ff. 102. includes: f. 45 Thomas Ruse: Letter to the Aldermen of Colchester: 1684. f. 45 Boys, Alderman of Colchester: Letter to, from T. Ruse: 1684.
COLLECTIONS relating to Colchester, co. Essex, with other miscellaneous papers, circ. 1300-1800, viz.:- 1. Speech of Sir Gilbert Dolben in the Convention Parliament, 28 Jan. 1688/9, on the state of the nation (Parl. Hist., vol. v., col. 36); in his own hand. f.1 2. Draft of a bill for excludin...
COLLECTIONS, chiefly transcripts, of records relating to Colchester and Essex, and more particularly to St. John's Abbey, Colchester, made by Rev. Philip Morant. Among the contents are;- 1. Charters of confirmation by Henry I., Stephen, Henry II., Pope Alexander III. and others to St. John's A...
PAPERS relating to Colchester, co. Essex, 1644-1684, viz.:- 1. Original book of the proceedings of the Committee for Colchester, 1644-1656 (the writing having been begun at both ends). ff. 1-32 b. At f. 22 is added a list of persons summoned to appear on 10 Sept. 1663 before the Commissioners ...