Collections towards the history of the baronage

Title

Collections towards the history of the baronage

Shelfmark

MS. Dugdale 27

Summary

Collections towards the history of the baronage, comprising:

Fol. 2. an alphabetical catalogue of barons with references to the regnal years in which they were (?) summoned to Parliament

Fol. 32. 'a true copie of an antient roll in velome, of the names of the lords spirituall and temporall, which sate in the Parliament holden at Westminster in Hillary Terme 31 Hen. 8 (wherein their armes and crests are lively depicted) remayning in the custody of the right honourable Arthur earle of Anglesey, lord Privy Seale'

Fol. 34v. a list of lords who sat temp. Hen. vii to 1 Eliz. from manuscripts in the Office of Arms

Fol. 44v. 'A catalogue of the eldest sons of such peeres of this realme, of severall degrees, as had summons to parliament in their father's life-time, and sate according to the seniority of those titles whereof they were so summoned'

Fol. 45v. 'A Catalogue of such noble persons as have had summons to parliament and there sate in right of their wives'

Fol. 48. 'The argument of Sir William Jones, kt., the king's attorney-general, June 5, 1678, in the viscount Purbeck's [i.e. Robert Villiers or Danvers] case', beg. 'This is a matter', and (fol. 53) the earl of Shaftesbury's argument

(fols. 55v-70v are blank)

Labelled 'T'

Date

Written in and after 1677 by Sir William Dugdale

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

81 Leaves