Miscellaneous papers concerning the university, city, and county of Oxford

Title

Miscellaneous papers concerning the university, city, and county of Oxford

Shelfmark

MS. Wood F. 31

Summary

Miscellaneous papers concerning the university, city, and county of Oxford, including:

Fol. 1. a general account of the university and its leading men, 1642-60, printed in Wood's Life and Times, passim

Fol. 28. orders for improving and cleaning the streets in Oxford, 1633

Fol. 36. Oxfordshire genealogical notes and pedigrees relating to the families of (fol. 36) Taverner, (fol. 44) Farmer of Somerton, (fol. 49) Grey of Rotherfield Peppard, (fol. 51) Reynolds of Eynsham, (fol. 53) Allibond of Oxford, (fol. 76) Chamberlayne of Cotes, (fol. 80) Cope of Banbury, (fol. 81) Peniston, (fol. 89) Stoner of North Stoke (1474-c. 1675)

Fol. 85. a note on Juan de Valdés (d. 1540) from information derived from mr. Farrer of Gidden Hall (d. 1639)

Fol. 91. epitaphs in Oxfordshire churches and (fol. 99) in Lincoln, Ely, (fol. 102) Norwich, and other cathedrals

Fol. 103. part of the original MS., of which the remainder is now MS. Wood E. 32, of 'Modius salium', a collection of Oxford jests

Fol. 158. an autograph letter from dr. Leoline Jenkins to dr. [George] Stradling, fellow of All Souls (d. 1688), dated from Jesus college, Mar. 5, 1660/61

Fol. 173. notes of MSS. and books in Merton college library, with other college notes

Date

Written in the late 17th century chiefly by Anthony à Wood

Language

Latin

English

Multiple languages

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

275 Leaves

Custodial history

This composite MS. received this in the 19th cent. to replace Olim MS. Wood F. 31, which is missing, but art. 8 of Huddesford's catalogue is now in MS. Rawl. (d. 1487, fol. 36, and art. 20, addressed to the rev. dr. W. Creed, of which another copy is in MS. C.C.C. 318, fol. 160, is now in Wood 467 between artt. 2 and 3 (Wood's Life and Times, ii. 53).