Collections for the cathedrals and dioceses of Gloucester and (fol. 86) Bristol
MS. Willis 43
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Collections for the cathedrals and dioceses of Gloucester and (fol. 86) Bristol
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 43
Summary
Collections for the cathedrals and dioceses of Gloucester and (fol. 86) Bristol. Among the letters and papers are:
Many letters from Richard Furney, 1718/9-44 (fol. 1, etc.)
A 'ground-plott of Bristol cathedral' (fol. 86v)
Drawings of the church of All Saints Wimborne (Dorset), demolished 1733 (fol. 148)
With many Dorset papers following:
A letter from Thomas Seeker, bp. of Bristol, 19 Apr. 1736 (fol. 203)
Views of old and new Blandford churches, 1731 (fol. 222)
Several letters from John Hutchins (fol. 226)
At fol. 74 is 'A meditation upon death, to the tune of the chimes at the cathedral in Gloucester.'.
Date
Written in about 1710-1750
Language
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
327 Leaves
Custodial history
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 43
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Collection contents
Collections for the cathedrals and dioceses of Gloucester and (fol. 86) Bristol
