A large collection of tenures and grants of lands in the county of Essex, from the time of Hen. III. (but particularly from Hen. VIII.) to 25 Eliz., 1583
MS. Rawl. B. 322
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A large collection of tenures and grants of lands in the county of Essex, from the time of Hen. III. (but particularly from Hen. VIII.) to 25 Eliz., 1583
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 322
Date
late 16th century
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper, in folio
Physical extent
259 Leaves
Custodial history
Olim liber Petri Le Neve, in cujus catalogo numero 39 designatus est. Nota sequens, quæ ad hunc codicem una cum aliis hic jamjam descriptis refert, in volumine affixa est;— "Manuscripts relating to the county of Essex and other counties within the feodary of the dutchy of Lancaster. These MSS. are valuable, and were formerly of P. le Neve, esq., from whose collection they were purchas'd by Cha. Hornby, esq., who in Sept. 1739 died feodary of the dutchy of Lancaster, when they again were purchas'd (under the hammer) by Dr. R. Rawlinson at Cock's auction, mense Oct. 1739. E. U"[mfreville.]
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
A large collection of tenures and grants of lands in the county of Essex, from the time of Hen. III. (but particularly from Hen. VIII.) to 25 Eliz., 1583
