Some collections for the cathedrals and dioceses
MS. Willis 38
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Some collections for the cathedrals and dioceses
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 38
Summary
Some collections for the cathedrals and dioceses of:
Lincoln (pp. 1, 169)
Peterborough (p. 41)
Wells (p. 65)
Durham (p. 77)
Worcester (p. 81, cf. 75)
Lichfield (p. 93)
Chichester (pp. 95, 123)
Chester (p. 105)
Hereford (pp. 107, 167)
St. David's (pp. 191, 241, 321)
Llandaff (pp. 227, 377)
St. Asaph (pp. 539, 553, 597, etc.)
Bangor (pp. 547, 563, etc.)
The arrangement is in places confused, and Llandaff alone is fully treated. Among the letters are:
One from White Kennett, bp. of Peterborough, 19 Apr. 1718 (p. 43)
Several from William Wotton, 1715-18 (p. 321)
Some from bp. Tanner, 1717-18 (p. 496v)
At p. 73 is an 'ichnography of Wells cathedral': at p. 429 one of Llandaff. Some general ecclesiastical papers are interspersed at pp. 149, 251, 635, etc.
Date
Written in about 1710-1730
Language
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
658 pages
Custodial history
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 38
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Collection contents
Some collections for the cathedrals and dioceses
