The original MS. of the rev. Charles Parkin's 'History of Great Yarmouth'
MS. Gough Norfolk 40
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
The original MS. of the rev. Charles Parkin's 'History of Great Yarmouth'
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Norfolk 40
Summary
The original MS. of the rev. Charles Parkin's 'History of Great Yarmouth' as printed in 1776, with list of contents, etc. Pp. 190-end are a draft of an account of Yarmouth, by John Ives. The name of neither writer occurs in the volume.
Date
Written in the second half of the 18th century by C. Parkin and J. Ives
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
242 pages
Custodial history
This book is not certainly part of the Gough collection.
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Collection contents
Norfolk
Norfolk MSS.
The original MS. of the rev. Charles Parkin's 'History of Great Yarmouth'
