Egerton MS 2370-2377

"AN illustration of the monastic history and antiquities of the town and abbey of St. Edmund's Bury. By the Reverend Richard Yates, F.S.A . . . . .London, 1805." Printed; with the continuation printed in 1843, and considerable MS. additions, partly the original collections of the author, and partly notes and further matter by John Bowyer Nichols. Eight volumes. Interspersed are numerous original letters, chiefly addressed to the Rev. R. Yates. Among the writers are:-

George Ashby, B. D.; Barrow, 12,24 Aug. 1802, ii. f. 240; v. f. 287;-to William Yates; 18, 27 Aug. 1802,7 Aug. 1803, v. ff. 289-292. J[ohn] Britton; n.d., iii. f. 228. [Rev.] Benjamin Unclerwood: East Barnet, 9 Jan. 1806. With biographical notice of Thomas Knowles, D.D. iv. f. 279. [Sir] Jermyn Davers [Bart.] to London, 2 Mar. 172.7/8, v. f. 299. R[ichard] Gough; 5 July, 1802, v. f. 304. Edward Hasted; n.d., 7 May, 17 July, 1806, v. ff. 307, 308, 313. J[ohn] B[owyer] Nichols; 6, 7 Feb. 1824, v. ff. 316, 319;-to Samuel Tymms, 21 Sept., 5 Oct. 1842, viii. ff. 14, 18. [Rev.] William Bawdwen; Hooton-Pagnell, 16 Aug. 1813-21 Dec. 1814, vii. ff. 10-17.

In Vol. iv. f. 329, is a printed tract, entitled, "The Woefull and Lamentable wast and spoile done by suddaine Fire in S. Edmondsbury in Suffolke, on Munday the tenth of Aprill. 1608. London 1608; iii Vol.vi. f. 391, is "A cataloge of register books, leigers, chartularies, rolls, deeds, evidences, &c., concerning Bury Abby, town, &c., &c.," by Thomas Martin. The contents of vol. vii. consist of "a copy of Domesday as far as relates to the manors and parcels of land belonging to the monastery of St. Edmund, . . . . . . .with a translation of the same by the ]Rev. William] Bawdwen." Paper; xvii-xix centt. Quarto.