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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 4101-4478

161. Add MS 4242

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ROPER'S LIFE OF MORE 'Sir Thomas Moores Lyfe' by his son in law, William Roper (d. 1578); early 17th cent. Copy. Imperfect at end and mutilated by damp. The work was first printed in Paris in 1626. At the beginning is an engraved portrait of Sir Thomas More taken from Henry Holland's Herwologia...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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Early 17th century
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1 item

162. Add MS 4243

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BIRCH'S GREAVES COLLECTIONS Collections for the life and account of the writings of John Greaves, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford; 1646-1737. Made by Thomas Birch in view of his edition of the Miscellaneous Works of J. Greaves, 1737, 2 vols. The chief contents are:- (1) The 'Life', ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1646-1737
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1 item

163. Add MS 4244

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MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY MEMORANDA by Thomas Birch; 18th cent. Latin, French and English. Included are:-(a) notes and lists of learned women. ff. 21-24;- (b) abstract of observations by Philip Yorke on the State Paper Office; 1746. ff. 31-36;- (c) notes and lists of works of Cat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18th century
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1 item

164. Add MS 4245

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COMMONPLACE BOOKS, viz.:- (1) Commonplace book of Thomas Birch consisting of biographical notes, epitaphs, literary memoranda, etc.; circ. 1765. ff. 2-58. (2) Commonplace book of William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms (d. 1761), containing biographical notes, poetical and literary extracts, apot...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18th century
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1 item

165. Add MS 4246

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES BY THOMAS BIRCH, relating to British and foreign persons, arranged alphabetically, with references to printed works concerning their lives and works; 18th cent. The MS. was originally a 17th-cent. commonplace book with ethical headings and some entries, which was utilised by B...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

166. Add MS 4247

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS, as follows:- (1) Key to the works of Jean Louis Guez de Balzac (d. 1654), being annotations of passages in his works; 18th cent. French. ff. 1-7. (2) Life of John Selden; 18th cent. French. The notes in the margin are by Pierre Des Maizeaux. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

167. Add MS 4248

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LISTS OF STATE PAPERS, etc., relating to affairs between England and Scotland, tempp. Henry VIII-James I, contained in various MSS. now in the British Library; 18th cent. (1) Lists of part of the contents of Harley MSS. 4644-4653; 18th cent. ff. 2-26. (2) Similar lists, in the hand of Patric...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

168. Add MS 4249

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS; 18th cent. Four articles, artt. 3 & 4 being bound separately. Artt.1 and 2. Forbes papers: notes by Patrick Forbes, Scottish historian; 18th cent. For other Forbes papers see Add. MSS. 4126, 4133-4146, 4215A, B, 4248, 35833. (1) List of selected articles from var...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
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18th century
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1 item

169. Add MS 4250

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INDEX to Dr. Conyers Middleton's Free Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers ... in the Christian Church, 1749, made by Thomas Birch; 1748. The entries between 'cave' and 'jewell' are missing. Middleton refers to the index in a letter to Birch dated 15 Dec. 1748 (see Add. MS. 4314, f. 27). Paper; ff...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1748
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1 item

170. Add MS 4251

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NOTE-BOOKS OF THOMAS BIRCH containing various literary and biographical memoranda, principally from the Harley MSS; 18th cent. Included is a list of persons who received presentation copies of Birch's Life of Prince Henry, 1760 (f. 122). French and English. Paper; ff. 122. Duodecimo. XVIII cent....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item