Extracts by Dodsworth from the MS. collections of sir Simonds D'Ewes and Transcripts of Yorkshire inquisitions

Title

Extracts by Dodsworth from the MS. collections of sir Simonds D'Ewes and Transcripts of Yorkshire inquisitions

Shelfmark

MSS. Dodsworth 42, 43

Summary

MS. Dodsworth 42, 1642-1643, 164 leaves: Extracts by Dodsworth from the MS. collections of sir Simonds D'Ewes, now among the Harleian MSS. in the British Museum, viz.:

Fol. 1. Harl. MS. 294, artt. 1 (fol. 1: pedigrees from inquisitions post mortem), 2-4, 7, 10 (fol. 73: notes from plea-rolls of Edw. i), 11, 39-41, 44-8 (fol. 66v: Bury St. Edmunds registers), 57, 58. fols. 17-24 are misplaced after fol. 32

Fol. 81. 'Liber placitorum domini Simondes Dewes', containing extracts from the Curia Regis rolls and some assize rolls of Henry iii

Each volume is preceded by an index of personal names, by Dodsworth and by Thomas lord Brudenell, respectively.

MS. Dodsworth 43, 1630, 173 leaves: Transcripts of Yorkshire inquisitions:

Fol. 1. select inquisitions post mortem listed in Hunter's Three Catalogues, including (fols. 36-74) several of members of the Neville family: fols. 32-60 are transcribed from Cotton MS. Julius B xii

Fol. 84. inquisitions post mortem and ad quod damnum, 1-12 Rich. ii and (fol. 138v) Hen. iv (inqs. p.m. fol. 138v, inqs. ad q.d. fol. 164), chronologically arranged

Date

Written in 1642-1643 by R. Dodsworth, written about 1630

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

1 box

Custodial history

MS. Dodsworth 42: ('E' in triangles)

MS. Dodsworth 43: The MS. was formerly fols. 50-3, 58-65, 76-89, 107-8, 114-57, 169-71, 177-267 of a larger volume, and contains at fol. ii an index nominum made before its mutilation. It is partly (fols. 1-12, 134v-47, etc.) in Dodsworth's hand.

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