Miscellaneous papers

Title

Miscellaneous papers

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Gen. Top. 28

Summary

Miscellaneous papers (bound in about 1875-80), bearing on English history and topography. Some were written to the editor of the Gentleman's Magazine, some are 17th century records. Many were Gough's, and nearly all may have been, though the number in his own handwriting is not large. The chief items, out of a large number, are:

Fols. 2, 109. Numismatical notes, on signor Haym's medals, etc.

Fol. 66., 'A dissertation on Julius Cæsars Passage over the river Thames, read before the Society of Antiquarys Jan. the 9th 1734/5', by Samuel Gale

Letters from D. Barrington, 10 July 1783 (fol. 76), George Ashby, 10 Sept. & 15 Oct. 1777 (fols. 83, 347), William Jacobs, about troubles in America, 16 Nov. 1755 (fol. 323), drafts of letters from Gough, 1772-82 (fols. 346, 354)

Fol. 85. '... Passio sancti Æthelberhti regis et martiris', by Osbertus, monk of Stoke Clare (about A.D. 1700)

Fol. 138. 'A short delineation of the Runic stick and its use', about clogalmanacs: beg. 'The Runic stick consists of two principal lines' (this was given by John Pointer to the Bodleian in 1749)

Fol. 196. Copies of depositions about Anne of Cleves, 1540

Fol. 218. An original acquittance by Henry Fanshawe, 15 June 1554, with other Fanshaw papers

Fol. 246. Copy of a poem on human life, beg. 'Like as the damask rose you see'

Fol. 255. account of two executions of Roman Catholic priests at Cardiff, 22 July 1629

Fol. 280. 'An Establishment of the ... Men and ... Gunnes ...' in the English Navy, 16 Mar. 1673/4

Fols. 305, 307. Warrants appointing Robert Freebairn and John Baskett, etc. to be King's Printers in Scotland, 8 Dec. 1714 and 6 July 1716

Fol. 333. 'A proposal for removing the enormous disproportion of popular representation, enjoyed by ... corrupt ... boroughs ...', by Glanville Sharp, 26 Mar. 1784

Fol. 372. A dissertation on Socage, by Finney (?) Belfeild

Fol. 440. Original papers about lands of Ferdinando earl of Derby, cf. seq., fol. 156

Date

Written chiefly in the 16th, 17th, and 18th century

Language

Latin

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

503 Leaves