Miscellaneous collections concerning the ecclesiastical antiquities of the province of York

Title

Miscellaneous collections concerning the ecclesiastical antiquities of the province of York

Shelfmark

MS. Willis 35

Summary

Miscellaneous collections concerning the ecclesiastical antiquities of the province of York, containing many letters to Browne Willis, lists of dignitaries, copies of monuments, and some engravings or drawings of churches, etc. The papers connected with the diocese:

Of York begin on fol. 1

Those for Durham (largely the work of James Mickleton and dr. Fitzherbert Adams, cf. fol. 190) on fol. 128

Carlisle on fol. 230

Chester on fol. 282

Sodor and Man on fol. 407, cf. 363

Among the autograph letters are some of:

archbp. Thomas Herring, 10 June 1745 (fol. 7a)

F. Drake (three), 1737-38 (fol. 59)

Thomas Wilson of Leeds 29 Aug. 1738 (fol. 98)

John Rymer (five), 1722-26 (fols. 143, 154)

Thomas Baker (seven: fols. 159, 175, 299)

Christopher Hunter (several), 1735-46 (fol. 196)

John Waugh, bp. of Carlisle, 8 Feb. 1725 (fol. 274b)

archbp. W. Wake, 4 May 1723 (fol. 281)

Francis Gastrell, bp. of Chester (two: fol. 284)

John Stones (several), 1725-26 (fol. 370)

Thomas Wilson, bp. of Man (several), 1725-26 (fols. 413, 423), with two drawings of St. German's cathedral

These and some subsequent volumes are part of the materials from which Browne Willis wrote his Survey of Cathedrals (1727-30, etc.).

Date

Written in about 1710-1750

Language

English

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

441 Leaves

Custodial history

Mark by which the Collection was referred to until about A.D. 1870: fol. 35