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- 040-002110306
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- 032-002110268
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0003da
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MILLES COLLECTION. Vol. XXXVI (ff. i + 355). Historical collections covering period 1st-17th centt. Clarendon MS. Vol. 42. There is a list of contents at ff. 2-4 and another to ff. 136-220 at f. 135. Also included are:-
(1) A forged account in the hand of Robert Ware of the examination of Thomas Heth, jesuit, by the Bishop of Rochester in 1568; circa 1678. Printed by Ware in Foxes and Firebrands..., 1682, part i, pp. 31-45. Cf. T. E. Bridgett, op. cit., pp. 226-228. See also Add. MS. 4821, ff. 193b-201 (rev).
(2) Documents probably forged by Robert Ware; circa 1678: (a) Account of a dispute between Edward Staples, Bishop of Meath, and George Cromer, Archbishop of Armagh, 1536, with a tract on royal supremacy purporting to be temp. Edward VI. ff. 328-335; (b) Account of the conversion of Philip Corwin. Published by Robert
Ware under the title The Conversion of P. Corwine ... in 1681. On f. 335b is a marginal note in his hand. ff. 335b-344; (c) Account of a dispute between Edward Staples, Bishop of Meath, and George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh; 1 May 1551. ff. 345-350.
(3) Horoscope of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, calculated from his birth in 1538; 17th cent. Latin. ff. 351-353.
(4) List of Irish words and their English equivalents; 17th cent. f. 354.
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- f. 1 Jane Loftus: Signature: 17th-18th cent.
- ff. 40-45 Thomas Heth: Accounts of the examination of, as a Jesuit, in 1568,: circa 1678.: Forgeries.
- ff. 40-45, 328-350 Robert Ware, son of Sir J Ware, the younger: Forgeries made by, for the purpose of religious propaganda: circ. 1678.
- ff. 40-45, 335b Robert Ware, son of Sir J Ware, the younger: Memoranda by: circ. 1678.
- f. 203 Malachi Hartry, Irish hagiographer: Leaves from his 'Triumphalia chronologica de Coenobio Sanctae Crucis. . .': 1640.: Printed.
- ff. 225, 247b Sir James Ware, d 1666 the younger; historian: Signatures: 1626, 1629.
- ff. 328-329 George Cromer, Archbishop of Armagh: Account of his disputation with the Bp. of Meath: 1536: Forgery (?), circa 1678.
- ff. 328-329,345-350 Edward Staples, Bishop of Meath: Accounts of his disputations with Abp. Cromer and Abp. Dowdall,: 1536-1552.: (?) Forgeries, circa 1678.
- ff. 335b-344 Philip Corwin, supposed Franciscan friar: Narrative of the conversion of, 1589-1590, forged by R. Ware: circ. 1678.
- ff. 345-350 George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh 1543: Accounts of his disputations with the Bp. of Meath: 1551, 1552.: Forgeries (?), circa 1678.
- ff. 351-353 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk: Horoscope made at his birth: 1536.: Lat.
- f. 354 Irish MSS: Irish-English glossary: 17th cent.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-002110268
036-002110299
040-002110306 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4755-4802 : MILLES COLLECTION
Add MS 4783-4801 : MILLES COLLECTION. Vols. XXX-XLVIII. Collections of the Irish historian Sir James Ware (d. 1666), relating mainly to Irish…
Add MS 4789 : MILLES COLLECTION. Vol. XXXVI (ff. i + 355). Historical collections covering period 1st-17th centt. Clarendon MS. Vol. 42. There is… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002110268[0027]/036-002110299[0007]/040-002110306
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- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Corwin, Philip, supposed Franciscan friar
Cromer, George, Archbishop of Armagh
Dowdall, George, Archbishop of Armagh, 1487-1558
Hartry, Malachi, Irish hagiographer
Heth, Thomas
Howard, Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Loftus, Jane, of Add MS 4789
Staples, Edward, Bishop of Meath
Ware, James, antiquary and historian, 1594-1666
Ware, Robert, son of Sir J Ware, the younger