Lists of manuscripts

Title

Lists of manuscripts

Shelfmark

MS. Add. C. 40

Summary

Lists of manuscripts:

(p. i). 'А Catalogue of the MS[S]. remaining in the same Closett with the Ld. Ch. Justice Hales's MS[S. at Lincoln's Inn, London], but giuen by other hands', also of MSS. not in the said closet, and (p. iii) of the Hales MSS. themselves.

(p. viii). 'A note of some choyce MS[S]' 'in Sir Ro: Cottons Library' These two articles are in a different hand from what fallows.

(p. xi). 'A Catalogue of the books p;iucn by Mr Seldens Executors to the Library of the Uniuersity of Oxford' both printed and manuscript, as well as 'other rarities' received at the same time, in 1659: a long and detailed list.

On the inner front cover is copied 'The forme of an Jndulgence printed at the beginning and end of the old Tenures [of sir Thomas Littleton] etc. by Rich. Pinson, in Lincolns Inne Library, G. G. Shelfe; 6, lib: i.' This is a Latin indulgence issued on May 3, 1508, by William Warham, archbp. of Canterbury, and Robert Sherborne, bp. of St. Davids, in the form of a license to choose a confessor with power to absolve from crime. Two letters from John Nicholson, librarian of Lincoln's Inn, Oct. i and 6, 1885 (at p. 149), show that the original is probably lost.

Date

written in the second half of the 17th century

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

158 Leaves

Custodial history

'H. Powle A. I': his books passed after his death in 1692 to lord Halifax, in whose sale in 17 39/40 this volume was no. 196. It is very probable that the book came in the Rawlinson collection to the Library.