Collection of 7 English and Latin MSS.
MS. Gough Gen. Top. 10
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Collection of 7 English and Latin MSS.
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Gen. Top. 10
Summary
Fol. 1. 'The antiquity and office of Earle Marshall ... written by sir Robert Cotton ...': beg. 'The plenty of this discourse', imperf., a copy.
2 Fol. 5. 'A Discourse of the antiquity and office of the Earle Marshalls ... written by sir Robert Cotton ...': beg. 'Sir, Your small Tyme', dated 25 Nov. 1602, a copy: followed by three short papers on the same subject.
3 Fol. 10. 'The etymology, antiquity & office of the Earle Marshall...' by W. Camden, a copy: beg. 'Such is the uncertainty': followed by copies of documents and other papers relating to the subject.
4 Fol. 45. Extracts partly from Weever's Funeral Monuments, and Fol. 58. Baker's Chronicle.
5 Fol. 65. 'A Collection of the seuerall recordes in the 4 Treasuries att Westminster, in the office of Records, in the Tower, and in the Kinges Remembrancers office.'.
6 Fol. 81. 'Modus Parliamenti', beg. 'De sumonitione Parliamenti. Sumonitio Parliamenti excedere debet.'.
7 Fol. 103v. 'De Seneschallo Anglie et eius officio': beg. 'Seneschallus Anglie pertinet.'.
Date
Written in the 17th century
Language
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
93 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by 'Tho: Martin' of Palgrave, and no. 4556 in the Catalogue of his books (1773).
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Collection contents
General Topography
General Topography MSS.
Collection of 7 English and Latin MSS.
