"A cursory description of Addington and the antiquites thereof, 1710;" being a description of the church and the monuments there, as printed (excepting the quotation from Blount) in vol. ii. of Aubrey's Nat. Hist. and Antiq. of Surrey, 1718
MS. Rawl. C. 946
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Description
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Title
"A cursory description of Addington and the antiquites thereof, 1710;" being a description of the church and the monuments there, as printed (excepting the quotation from Blount) in vol. ii. of Aubrey's Nat. Hist. and Antiq. of Surrey, 1718
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 946
Summary
This MS.,(which was given to Rawlinson by John Hare, Richmond Herald,) is written in a clear hand, "but by an ignorant scribe," [Quarto note, Macray, 1878] and contains the following Indian-ink drawings, very neatly executed:
ground-plan of the church;
the brass to John and Matilda Leigh;
the monument to Eliz. and Sarah Lovell.
Date
18th century
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper, in quarto
Physical extent
19 Leaves
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
"A cursory description of Addington and the antiquites thereof, 1710;" being a description of the church and the monuments there, as printed (excepting the quotation from Blount) in vol. ii. of Aubrey's Nat. Hist. and Antiq. of Surrey, 1718
