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Add MS 6359
- Record Id:
- 032-003442564
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003442564
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100075949233.0x000437
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 6359
- Title:
- Collections towards a History of Sussex, made by Reverend William Hayley
- Scope & Content:
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The 17th of 19 volumes which comprise the Collections towards a History of Sussex made by the Reverend William Hayley, Rector of Brightling, and form an excellent supplement to Sir William Burrell’s collection for the same county.
A volume in quarto (74 folios), being Mr. Hayley’s copybook of his letters to William Burrell esquire (afterwards Sir William Burrel, Baronet), on various subjects of antiquity in Sussex.
1. Account of the monuments, arms, etc. in the church at Echingham, and history of the parish. Dated Brightling, 2 March 1776. (folios 1-4b)
2. Account of the monuments, arms, etc. in the church of Burwash, and history of the manor. Dated 11 June 1776. (folios 5-9b)
3. Account of monuments in Battle Church, and other particulars concerning the church, etc. Dated 27 June 1776. (folios 10-11b)
4. Account of monuments in Battle Church, and other particulars concerning the church, description of the painted glass, etc. Dated 8 August 1776. (folios 12-14)
5. Relative to monuments at Boxgrave and Boscham, with extracts from the parish registers of Ewhurst, and Saddlescombe, notices of the manors etc. Dated 1 October 1776. (folios 14b-17)
6. Account of the monuments in Dallington, Heathfield, and Penhurst Churches, history of the Manors, extracts from the registers, etc. Dated 7 December 1776. (folios 17-20b)
7. Similar account of the churches and manors of Mountfield and Watlington. Dated 29 April 1777. (folios 21-25)
8. Similar account of Warbleton Church and manor. Dated 24 June 1777. (folios 25b-29)
9. Similar account of the churches and manors of Mayfield and Crowhurst. Dated 30 September 1777. (folios 29b-32b, 17)
10. List of letters which passed between Mr. Fuller and Mr. Hayley. (folio 33)
11. Extracts from the parish registers at Brightling, notes of Warbleton Priory, Sir David Owen, Gundred’s Inscription, etc. Dated 15 November 1777. (folios 34-36b)
12. Extracts from the parish registers of Echingham and Burwash, notices of incumbents, visitation of Sussex by Philpot, etc. Dated 27 January 1778. (folios 37-42)
13. Relative to the monuments at Wartling, the manor of Old Court, extracts from the register of Salehurst, etc. Dated 3 May 1778. (folios 42b-44b)
14. Further extracts from Worthing registers, and succession of vicars. Dated 14 November 1778. (folios 45-46)
15. Further extracts from Dallington registers, and various topics. Dated 18 December 1779. (folios 46b-48)
16. Relative to the engraving of the Bishop’s portrait in painted glass (supposed to be Archbishop of Canterbury, [Henry] Chicheley) in Battle Church, the family of Stopham, Vicars of Hoo and Ninfield, etc. Dated 27 May 1780. (folios 48-49b) (See Add MS 6361 folio 16)
17. Repsecting King’s ‘Munimenta Antiqua’ lent to Mr. Hayley by Sir William Burrell. Dated 2 July 1785. (folio 49b)
18. Relative to Knap Castle, manor of Belhurst, family of Lunsford, etc. Dated 1 June 1776. (folio 50)
19. On the Roman roads, stations and antiquities in Sussex. Dated 23 March 1776. (folios 51-74b)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003442564", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 6359: Collections towards a History of Sussex, made by Reverend William Hayley" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003442564
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003442564
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (74 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1776
- End Date:
- 1785
- Date Range:
- 1776-1785
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Presented in 1820 by John Fuller esquire of Rose Hill, Sussex
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
- Related Material:
- See also Add MS 6361