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Stowe MS 811
- Record Id:
- 040-001953653
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x00015b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 811
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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COLLECTIONS for the history of Chester, containing:-
1. "The antiquitie[s] of the most antient and famous cittie of Chester., collected by learned and experienced authors of great antiquity, being here born," etc.; chiefly derived from the collections of Robert Rogers, Archdeacon of Chester (see Harley MS. 1948). f. 2. this and the following articles are the same as the contents of Add. 29,780, but more complete.
2 "A Collection of the Majors [Mayors] who governed the citty of Chester and the time when they governed the same, with the antiquitie[s] of the said citty, by William Aldersey a cittizen thereof. Anno Domini 1594"; containing a list of mayors and sheriffs, with historical notes, beginning with 1241, and continued from 1595 (in which year William Aldersey was mayor) to 1771. f. 30.
3. Miscellaneous matter, viz.:-(a) The articles concluded 1 Feb. 1645/8 for the surrender of the city to the Parliamentary forces (Ormerod's History of Chester, vol. i. p. 208). f. 73 b;-(b) "Legacies given to the city of Chester." f. 75 b;-(c) Brief notes on Chester Cathedral. f. 78 b;-(d) Rating of the several parishes of co. Chester for the Mize. f. 81 b;-(e) Alphabetical table of the Mayors of Chester, from 1242 to 1802 (but incomplete after 1760), and of the Sheriffs from 1250. ff. 90, 93 b;-(f) Rating of the county for a subsidy of 3000 marks to Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1502. f. 101. On f. 1 is the signature "Fran : Bassano," above which is written in the same hand "E A O. Mr Orme of Chester"; and below is a note, in the hand of George Temple Nugent-Grenville, lst Marquis of Buckingham: "Francis Bassano married . . . (sic) daughter of Randall Holmes [sc. Holme] of Chester, Pursuivant at arms." Bassano was appointed deputy for Norroy King of arms, for Chester and North Wales, in 1733 (Noble, College of Arms, 1805, p. 409). Paper; ff. 105. XVIIIth-early XIXth centt. Folio.
City of Cheater: Collections for the history of: 18th-19th centt.
includes:
- f. 2 Robert Rogers, Archdeacon of Chester: Extracts from the Chester collections of: 18th cent.
- f. 30 William Aldersey, antiquary; Mayor of Chester: List of mayors, etc., of Chester: 1241-1594.: Copy, 18th cent.
- f. 73 b Charles I of England: Articles for the surrender of Chester: 1645.
- f. 101 Cheshire: Rating, for a subsidy to Prince Arthur: 1502.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001953627
040-001953653 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 787-923 : CLASS XIX.GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND LOCAL HISTORY.
Stowe MS 811 : COLLECTIONS for the history of Chester, containing:- 1. "The antiquitie[s] of the most antient and famous cittie of Chester.,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0019]/036-001953627[0024]/040-001953653
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 18th century-Early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Custodial History:
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E- A- Orme, of Chester: Owned: in 18th cent.
Francis Bassano, Herald: Owned: in 18th cent.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Aldersey, William, antiquary and Mayor of Chester, 1543-1616
Bassano, Francis, Herald, fl 18th century
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Orme, E- A-, of Chester
Rogers, Robert, Archdeacon of Chester - Places:
- Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire