Collection of English and Latin pieces
MS. Willis 20
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Collection of English and Latin pieces
Shelfmark
MS. Willis 20
Summary
Fol. 1. Miscellaneous Buckinghamshire collections, especially (fol. 11, cf. 165) about Aylesbury: at fol. 69 is a pedigree of the Cheyne family
Fol. 76. Some notes of the priors of St. Frideswide's at Oxford
Fol. 98. Lists and notes of the 'High Bailiffs' of Buckinghamshire, 1542-1712
Fol. 101v. Parliamentary lists and papers
Fol. 171. A few notes on Oxford, Gloucester (fol. 173v), Reading (fol. 174) and Wallingford (fol. 174v)
The volume consists chiefly of copies made for Browne Willis.
Date
Written in the first half of the 18th century
Language
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
178 Leaves
Custodial history
Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 20
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Collection contents
Collection of English and Latin pieces
