A short history of Tottenham
MS. Gough Middlesex 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A short history of Tottenham
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Middlesex 5
Summary
A short history of Tottenham, written by a resident landowner and dated 1705. The body of it is a clerk's copy, with an addition of 1710, but at fol. 20v is an appendix of a few documents written in the author's own hand. The Preface beg. 'Nescio quâ natale solum ... saith Ovid.'.
Date
Written in about 1710
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
25 Leaves
Custodial history
Dr. 'M. Lort' gave the book to Gough on June 6, 1776.
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Collection contents
Middlesex (London, Westminster, Southwark)
Middlesex MSS.
A short history of Tottenham
