Miscellaneous collections made for or by Browne Willis
MS. Willis 48
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous collections made for or by Browne Willis
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 48
Summary
Miscellaneous collections made for or by Browne Willis for his Notitia Parliamentaria (1715-50) and for his proposed 'Catalogue of ... the Members of the several Parliaments', of which a printed prospectus is prefixed, dated 1747; roughly arranged in alphabetical order of counties. There are many letters addressed to him about the work, as:
Fol. 8. four from Arthur Onslow the Speaker, 1730-49,
Fol. 17. three from dr. Arthur Charlett, 1712/3-1 4/5
Others from A. Hall, 27 Oct. 1715 (fol. 23)
Roger Gale, 4 July 1730 (fol. 25)
William Cartwright of Aynho, 1 Apr. 1749 (fol. 28)
Several from Michael Peach 1714/5--15 (fol. 171)
Two from dr. Richard Newton, 1715 (fol. 255)
Six from Rich. Forster, 1716 (fol. 339)
There are also original petitions from Dorchester to parliament, 24 June 1604, on parchment but without seal (fol. 229), and from Corfe Castle to sir John Hobart, 10 Mar. 1603/4 (fol. 230), a Scudamore pedigree (fol. 532), 'an ichnographical plan of part of ... Hasting ...', 1734, by S. Cant (fol. 433), etc.
Date
Written chiefly in about 1710-1750
Language
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
476 Leaves
Custodial history
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 48
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Collection contents
Miscellaneous collections made for or by Browne Willis
