A parochial visitation of the county of Gloucester, consisting chiefly of church notes and copies of monumental inscriptions; by Richard Parsons, D.C.L., chancellor of the diocese

Title

A parochial visitation of the county of Gloucester, consisting chiefly of church notes and copies of monumental inscriptions; by Richard Parsons, D.C.L., chancellor of the diocese

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 323

Summary

The parishes are arranged under their respective deaneries, and an index has been added at the end, as well as a few papers inserted by Dr. Rawlinson.

Date

late 17th century

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper, in folio

Physical extent

287 Leaves

Custodial history

Olim liber P. Le Neve, et inter codices suos numero 355 insignitus.

To an extract from Wood's Athenæ respecting Dr. Parsons, prefixed by Rawlinson to the volume, the following notice of this volume is attached: "He made the following collections towards the history and antiquities of Gloster, of which some, tho' little, use was made in that pompous but injudicious piece published by sir Robert Atkyns of Saperton in that county. This MSS. came afterwards into the possession of the Rev. Mr. Jonathan Colley, M.A., chaplain and chantor of Christ Church in Oxford, and then to Peter Le Neve, esqr., Norroy king of arms, where it was purchased in an auction of his library sold in March, 1730, by Dr. Rawlinson." The sum given by the latter for the MS. appears from a priced copv of Le Neve's catalogue to have been £3.16.6.