Fragment of a work by William Wyrley
MS. Wood F. 16
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Fragment of a work by William Wyrley
Shelfmark
MS. Wood F. 16
Summary
Fragment of a work by William Wyrley (d. 1618) entitled 'Fundationes diversorum religiosorum'. The surviving portion consists of a calendar of some of the deeds in the chartularies of Oseney abbey and St. Frideswide's priory now at Christ Church.
On fol. iii. are two shields of arms:
Argent, three buglehorns for Wyrley of Stafford
Argent, a cross engrailed, a quarter ermine charged with a fesse argent counter-compony
Date
Written about 1595 by William Wyrley
Language
Multiple languages
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, mutilated
Physical extent
21 Leaves
Custodial history
This MS. must have passed to Wood from Ralph Sheldon, who acquired Wyrley's collections.
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Collection contents
MSS. Wood: Wood's antiquarian manuscripts
Fragment of a work by William Wyrley
