1. Add MS 42508
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 42508
- Title:
- SURVEYS AND PERAMBULATION, WITH PLANS, BY JOHN NORDEN, of the manors of Mincingbury, Abbotsbury and Hoares, in Barley, co. Hertf., made for Sir John Spencer, Lord of the Manors; 1603. Autograph. On f. 46 it is stated that the perambulation took place in Sept. and Oct. 1603,whereas the title-page (f. 1) ascribes the compilation of the MS. to Oct. and Nov. 1563. The latter date is certainly an error, since Sir John Spencer (Lord Mayor of London 1594-1595) did not acquire the manors until circ....
- Scope & Content:
- Sir John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London: Survey, etc., of his manors in Barley, co. Hertf.: 1603. Redcliffe Nathan Salaman, FRS: Assisted in the purchase of: 1931. John Norden, topographer: Survey by, in Barley: 1603.: Autogr. Barley, Hertfordshire: Survey of Mincingbury, Abbotsbury and Hoares...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1603
- Extent:
- 1 item