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Egerton MS 2146

Record Id:

032-001983082

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001983082

MDARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Egerton MS 2146

Title:

Poems by Brian Fairfax, with collections by the same chiefly relating to his own family. Autograph. Included are:-

1. Stanzas entitled "The Vocal Oak: upon cutting down the woods at Nun Appleton, 1679;" followed by an "Epitaph on Thomas, Lord Fairfax," a Latin poem in honour of the same, verses addressed to Dr. Robert Wittey, and other pieces, f 2.

2. Extracts from printed and other sources relating to the family of Fairfax; with pedigrees, genealogical notes, etc., including (f. 27) "The pedegree of y^e, family of Fairfax by C[harles] F[airfa]x de Menston," ff. 12-14, 22 b-50, 62, 65.

3. Pedigrees and genealogical notes of the families of Bullen, Carey, Beaufort, and Somerset, ff. 14b-21.

4. Notes on York Minster, and "reputed vallue of some liueings [in Yorkshire] and their patrons," f. 53.

5. "Verses of Robert Watts, a shoomaker of Shipton Mallet in Somersetshire, concerning the Cloth trade," f. 54 b.

6. Notes on the name of Brian, f. 64 b.

7. Anecdote of a mad woman in Bedlam recognizing her son, related to B. Fairfax by Archbishop Tillotson, 18 July, 1691, f. 68 b. Paper; end of the xviith cent. Folio. From the Farnborough Fund.

Scope & Content:

Fairfax family: Letters and papers relating to: 1671 - 1759.

Bryan Fairfax, 3rd son of Henry Fairfax, 4th son of Thomas, 1st Baron Fairfax: Family collections: 17th cent.

Bryan Fairfax, 3rd son of Henry Fairfax, 4th son of Thomas, 1st Baron Fairfax: Poems: 17th cent.

includes:

f. 2 Nun Appleton, Yorkshire: Stanzas by B. Fairfax, upon cutting down the woods at: 1679.
f. 5 Bryan Fairfax, 3rd son of Henry Fairfax, 4th son of Thomas, 1st Baron Fairfax: Epitaph on Lord Fairfax: 17th cent.
f. 5 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Epitaph on, by B. Fairfax: 17th cent.
f. 6 Robert Witty, MD, FRS: Poem to, by B. Fairfax: 1682.
f. 7 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Poem in praise of: 17th cent.: Lat.
f. 14 b Carey family: Pedigree: 17th cent.
f. 14 b Bullen family: Pedigree of: 17th cent.
f. 20 b Somerset family: Genealogy: circ. 1690.
f. 20 b Beaufort family: Genealogy: 17th cent.
f. 27 Colonel Charles Fairfax, of Menston, 7th son of Thomas, 1st Lord Fairfax: Pedigree of Fairfax: 17th cent.
f. 53 County of York: Values of livings in, and their patrons: 17th cent.
f. 53 City of York: Notes on York Minster: 17th cent.
f. 54 b Robert Watts, Shoemaker, of Shepton Mallet: Verses of, on the cloth trade: 17th cent.
f. 54 b Cloth Trade: Verses on, by R. Watts: 17th cent.
f. 68 b John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Anecdotes of a mad woman, related by: 1691.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001983082

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Hierarchy:

032-001983082

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1660

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

Late 17th century

Era:

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Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Beaufort, Family
Bullen, Family
Carey, Family
Fairfax, Brian, the elder, scholar, 1633-1711
Fairfax, Charles, of Menston, antiquarian and barrister, 1597-1673
Fairfax, Family
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, Parliamentarian military officer, 1612-1671
Somerset, Family
Tillotson, John, Archbishop of Canterbury
Watts, Robert, Shoemaker, of Shepton Mallet
Witty, Robert, MD, FRS

Places:

Nun Appleton, Yorkshire
York, Yorkshire
Yorkshire, England