The Thoresby Manuscripts Ralph Thoresby, antiquary (1658-1725)

See also MS891, MS1573, MS1595
MS1 - Copy letters from Ralph Thoresby to various correspondents 1695-1724
Includes a list of books and a transcript of the Answer to Priestcraft by Richard Thornton [see Ducatus Leodiensis, p536]. Bound volume.

MS2 - Letters written to Ralph Thoresby 1679-1723
[bound volume with bookplate of Thomas Brooke FSA, Armitage Bridge; see Letters addressed to Ralph Thoresby FRS., Ed. W.T.Lancaster, Thoresby Society Vol XXI, 1912]

MS3 - Letters and papers [ Nos 1-103, A-L] collected by Ralph Thoresby 1660-1711
Purchased at his auction 7 March 1764 by Andrew Coltee Ducarel LLD, FRS, FSA; bound volume. Indexed.

MS4 - Letters and papers [ Nos 104, M-W] collected by Ralph Thoresby 1601-1726

MS5 - Letters written to Thoresby with three engraved portraits 1694-1723

MS6 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 1 1652-1696
[Includes contents list of five volumes]

MS7 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 2 1667-1703

MS8 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 3 1704-1709 MS9 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 4 1709-1716

MS10 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 5 1716-1723
[With index to correspondents in vols 1-5]

MS11 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 6 1679-1696
Published in Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby, FRS., ed.Joseph Hunter, London, 1832

MS12 - Ralph Thoresby correspondence Vol 7 1697-1708
Published in Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby,FRS., ed.Joseph Hunter, London, 1832

MS13 - Ralph Thoresby correspondence Vol 8 1709-1723
Published in Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby,FRS., ed.Joseph Hunter, London, 1832

MS14 - Ralph Thoresby correspondence Vol 9 1699-1723

MS15 - Ralph Thoresby correspondence Vol 10 1707-1717

MS16 - Ralph Thoresby correspondence Vol 11 1682-1709

MS17 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 12 17th-18th century
Being Miscellanea in his handwriting including catalogue of his museum, topographical notes for Yorkshire, biographical notes, extracts from Mss of Castilion Morris and N. Johnston

MS18 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 13 1679 -1724
Being an index of letters received by Thoresby

MS19- Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 14 17th-18th century
Being miscellaneous papers and letters collected by Thoresby

MS20 - Ralph Thoresby's correspondence Vol 15 1700-1702
Being 125 letters collected by William Upcott of the London Institution and not seen by Hunter

MS21 - Diary of Ralph Thoresby 1677-1683

MS22 - Diary of Ralph Thoresby 1691-1695

MS23 - Diary of Ralph Thoresby 1701-1704

MS24 - Diary of Ralph Thoresby 1708-1712

MS25 - Diary of Ralph Thoresby 1719-1724

MS26 - Autobiography of Ralph Thoresby 1711 - 1714
[called by Hunter 'the Review', also copy of Vicaria Leodiensis, 1724

MS27 - Ralph Thoresby's 'Album' of bon mots by visitors to his Museum and notes on contemporaries 1696 - 1719

MS28 - Volume containing copies of various documents made by Thoresby
Contains Thoresby's copy of Thomas Kirk's account of his visit to Scotland, 1677; copy of return of window tax, West Riding 1704; Commissioner's report on certain livings in Archdeaconry of York, 1707 [see Ducatus p543]; epitaphs copied by Thoresby in his journeys to London, 1712 and 1714

MS29 - 'The Duelling Doctor defeated, being a polemical essay to shield Mr. Baxter, and the non-Conformists, from the Decretorial Arms of Dr Hook, in his Satyrical Piece entituled The Non-Conformists Champion his challenge accepted & concerning Government, War, Liturgy, Gift of Prayer, Things indifferent, Reordination etc.' by TJMA (The Just Man's Advocate) alias Thomas Sharp [c. 1690]
[Mss numbered 248 in his Museum, see Ducatus p.542]

MS30 - 'The Natural Histories of Insects' by Johannes Godartius translated into English by Martin Lister 1672
[The original manuscript given to Thoresby by Thomas Kirk and numbered 163 in his Museum, see Ducatus p.535]

MS31 - Diary of E Wright [of Deal, Kent and London]
Concerns the weather and shipping matters
[Identified as Ralph Thoresby's correspondence 21; given to Thoresby by Mr Mitton, see Thomas Brooke's Library Catalogue]

MS32- Letters, written to Ralph Thoresby by Rev Matthew Henry, Richard Stretton, Charles Townley, Philip, Lord Wharton etc., with engraved portraits of Henry and Lord Wharton 1681-1710

MS33- 'The Art of Limning ether by the life landscape or histories' by Thomas Kirke n.d.
[purchased at auction Jan 1707 by Thoresby, numbered 88 in his manuscripts, see Ducatus p. 526]

MS34 - 'Leicester's Commonwealth' 16^th century
[Mss from Thoresby's Museum, numbered 121, see Ducatus p 531]

MS35 - 'An Historical Account of the silver and gold coins of England, Scotland and Ireland' by John Sharp, Archbishop of York c. 1736
[Bound Mss from Thoresby's Museum, numbered 95, see Ducatus p 528. Also contains numerous memoranda]

MS36 - Documents collected by Thoresby c. 1707
Letter, 20 May 16 [1707], from Rev John Strype to Thoresby
A sketch of the Roman Wall and Multiangular tower at York by Thoresby; map of Wapentake of Skyrack by Thomas Marsh, clerk to Thomas Kirk, who gave it to Thoresby and plan of Goole cut by T. Lodge
[all from Thoresby's Museum]

The Fairfax Manuscripts Purchased by Sir Thomas Brooke Bart. of Armitage Bridge, President of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, at the sale of the late Sir Thomas Phillip's papers on 8 June 1898

MS37 - List of owners of manors in West Riding of Yorkshire, c.1720,
sundry medical prescriptions
[Bound in small volume]

MS38 - Precedent book for West Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions compiled by Charles Fairfax, J.P. 1611-1633
[See article by S J Chadwick in Vol LX of YATA Journal]

MS38a - Copies of orders of West Riding Quarter sessions relating to outbreaks of the plague 1636-1692
[Published in vol LV of YATA Journal]

MS39 - 'Evidences relating to the Fairfax family, from Richard I to 1515' 17^th century

MS40 - Copy deed of annexation (8 May 1609)
By King James I of crown lands with a collection of names of his castles, mansion houses, parks, forests and chases in survey of Court of Exchequer and Duchy of Lancaster in several counties according to certificates of Auditors of said counties

MS41- Volume of historical notes 17^th century
[bound in part conveyance of Bland House, Clifton, Timble to Henry Fairfax, Rector of Newton Kyme 1636]
Containing notes mostly in hand of said Henry Fairfax on: 'Ancient places decayed, within eight or ten miles of Haslewood';
'A true copie of writing intitled 'The pleasant and profitable seat of Haslewood, in the Countie of York' in 1546';
Copy of a sixteenth century list of certain West Riding manors, with the owners [two preceding items in hand of Wm Vavasour in 1620];
'A brief note of such deeds or evidences as doe belong to Newhall in Timble, within the parish of Otley, and to Hillhouse or Thorp's tenement, and to the Kirkbanck closes within the parish of Fuiston, sometime belonging to the said Newhall.';
Similar evidences relating to Bland Hill in forest of Knaresborough, and the hamlet of Clifton in Timble. [The earliest entry is 1356];
Similar evidence relating to certain copyhold lands in Fewston and Fewston Hill;
Evidences relating to Oglethorp-cum-Toulston,'the Fairfaxe's auncient land.' [earliest ref 1442]
Evidences of Bramham and Clifford;
Evidences relating to York;
Evidences of Rigton and Clementhorpe;
Evidences of Cawthrone in Pickeringlyth; [earliest ref. 1377]
Evidences of Middleton by Pickering;
Evidence for Willm Huntrod tenement in Fyling within Whitby-strand and Badsworth;
[loose, a lease by Sutton Oglethorpe to Henry Fairfax of part of Great Close in Oglethorpe, 1641];
Deeds relating to 'Mr. Oglethorp's annuity of £10';
The sale of Oglethorp to Fairfax 1653, with schedules of leases;
An agreement between Stephen Fairfax of Ashton-under-Lyne and Christopher Tempest of Tong and others about the minority of Henry Tempest, 1639;
Also two loose drafts, an account and a letter 1637

MS42 - 'Henry Fairfax's collections' n.d.
Volume containing numerous Fairfax pedigrees, with memoranda as to arms, etc. Also pedigree of Constable family and descents of Barons of Halton and the Thwayts family

Woodhead manuscripts
A collection of autograph letters, original manuscript transcripts and miscellaneous writings by or relating to Abraham Woodhead, the seventeenth century divine who seceded to Roman Catholicism, collected in the eighteenth century by the Hon. Cuthbert Constable of Burton Constable.
Bound in seventeen volumes

MS43- Vol 1. Containing 'some few particulars of Mr Woodhead's life'; Mss by Cuthbert Constable, 30 Jan 1730 and 'Memoranda relating to Woodhead's connection with University College, Oxford, with a transcript of his Latin oration of 1634' 1730

MS44 - Vol 2. The first part of the 'Prevarication of Holy Church Liberties' n.d.

MS45 - Vol 3. Transcriptions of various documents relating to Woodhead's life
Containing 'A few particulars relating to Mr Woodhead's life and work' being a transcript of Francis Nicolson's mss in Vol 4, with list of his works; a transcript of Woodhead's Latin oration, 1634; 'various memoranda relating to Obadiah Walker', collected by Rev. W. Smith, Rector of Melsonby, including an unsigned letter from Obadiah Walker; 'an account of Woodhead' by Mr Dod or Toutle; letter from Thomas Baker to Constable re Woodhead, Cambridge, 25 December 1736 and from R. Hyde to Constable re Woodhead, 5 September 1730

MS46- Vol 4. Letters from Francis Nicolson, Lisbon, to Constable about Woodhead
Also 'A few particulars relating to Mr Woodhead's life and works, writ with Mr. Francis Nicolson's own hand'

MS47 - Vol 5. Letters from Thomas Hearne, Edmund Hall, Oxford, to Constable on Woodhead and the University

MS47 add. - Photostat of letter, 27 Nov 1732, from Thomas Hearne, Edmund Hall, Oxford to [Constable] regarding Woodhead and his recently published book
[Bodleian Library; ref. Ms Don c 79]

MS48 - Vol 6. Transcript of 'An Historicall Discourse on the Eucharist, reflecting on severall modern writings of the reformed on this subject' Parts I-IV. by Woodhead

MS49 - Vol 7. Transcript of 'An Historicall Discourse on the Eucharist, reflecting on severall modern writings of the reformed on this subject' Parts I-IV. by Woodhead

MS50 - Vol 8. Transcript of 'An Historicall Discourse on the Eucharist, reflecting on severall modern writings of the reformed on this subject' Parts I-IV. by Woodhead

MS51- Vol 9. Letters from Abraham Woodhead to Dr Wilby, London.
Also letters from Dr Wilby to Woodhead [notes by Constable?]1652

MS52 - Vol 10. 'Concerning Salvation possibly to be had in a Schismatical Communion, and Concerning the danger of living in and necessity of departing from a knowne Schismaticall Communion'
Mss by Abraham Woodhead.Printed at Oxford, 1688

MS53 - Vol 11. 'The grounds of the old Religion, or The security of adhering to the ancient Catholick Communion preferably to that of any modern Sect of pretenders to reformation, maintained'
Mss by Abraham Woodhead 1729

MS54 - Vol 12. 'Brief account of Ancient Church Government, abridg'd from the learned Mr Abraham Woodhead's treatises on that subject' n.d.

MS55 - Vol 13. 'The Definitions of Council concerning the estate of the souls of saints after death. The definitions of Councils concerning Purgatory, or the estate of (after death) faithfull souls less perfect'
Mss by Abraham Woodhead n.d.

MS56- Vol 14. 'A treatise of the Invocation of Saints and Angels, abridg'd from a manuscript of the learned Mr Abraham Woodhead'
Mss transcript n.d.

MS57 - Vol 15. 'Whether it be sufficient motive for non-Communion with the Church of Rome That the Council of Trent has declar'd several Articles to be of Faith, and that such Articles are imposed as terms of Communion' Mss transcript n.d.

MS58- Vol 16. 'The second Part of Ancient Church Government, writ above 75 years agoe by the most learn'd pious, mild, humble, and retir'd Abraham Woodhead, of University Colledge, Oxon: and now first printed from his own manuscript' Mss transcript (1737)

MS59 - Vol 17. Various notes and papers
Slip case containing miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, including fragments of work by Woodhead (c. 25)
A separate envelope contains loose papers being one manuscript volume numbered 11

The Beckwith Manuscripts
Consists of documents formerly by or in the possession of Thomas Beckwith, an eighteenth century 'arms painter', of York MS60 - Lists of books and manuscripts in certain named libraries, with coats of arms and copies of monumental inscriptions after 1780

MS61 - 'Transcript by Thomas Beckwith of 'A History of Ancient Ceremonies, containing an Account of their Rise and Growth, their first enterance into the Church, and their Gradual Advancement to Superstition therein' (1776)
A translation from a French work by Thomas Douglas, published in 1669

MS62 - Arms of Yorkshire families n.d.
Mostly emblazoned, including Thomas Beckwith

MS63 - 'Collections for the Pedigrees of Yorkshire Gentry by Thos Beckwith, painter in York, and F.A.S' n.d.
A volume of rough pedigrees and memoranda with an index

MS64- Index to deaths in the mid eighteenth century, mostly of Yorkshire people. Compiled by Thomas Beckwith n.d.

MS65 - Miscellaneous collection of genealogical lists n.d.
Including:
Monumental inscriptions in several churches of the Ainsty with some pencil sketches';
Arms and monumental inscriptions in several Yorkshire churches;
The arms of several Yorkshire families;
A few monumental inscriptions from York churches;
Lists of a number of Lord Mayors, Sheriffs and Aldermen of York, in alphabetical order;
Copies of two Lancashire charters;
Memoranda from registers of St John's Mickelgate, York;
'An old collection of Yorkshire Gentry by Robert Glover, Esq., Somerset Herald, 1590';
'The Introduction to Lord Chief Baron Gilbert's History and Practice of Civil Actions, particularly in the Court of Common Pleas';
Misc monumental inscriptions;
The Liberty and Court of Record of St Mary's Abbey,
York,-names of the towns and villages arranged alphabetically; temp. William III. List of fees of the Court

MS66 - Volume containing the arms of numerous families from 'a Folio collection in Trick belonging to Hatfield Kay of Yorkshire' and from Segar's Aspidora etc., with index n.d.

MS67 - 'A Collection of Armes, by Thos Beckwith, painter in York, begun in the year 1746, at Wakefield'

MS68 - 'A collection of Armes and Crests by Thos Beckwith, Painter in York' Vol 2 begun April 1763'
A list of printed sources is provided at the end

MS69 - Copies of monumental inscriptions in many York Churches, with some notes on place names and other matters 1782

MS70 - Collections of pedigrees of Beaumont, Brus, Buxton, Constable, Fawkes, Langdale, Lascelles, Lowther, Neville, Percy, Bethell; also copy marriage settlement, 1722, of Henry Atkinson and Frances Fawkes and printed pedigrees c.1782 by Richard John Tetlow of Knottingley

MS71 - Volume of miscellaneous lists n.d.
Includes:
Lists of officials in certain towns and villages in Yorkshire in 17th century arranged in wapentakes
Pedigree of Selby
Extracts from Domesday relating toYorkshire
'Feodarium Honoris Pontefract' fact' tempore Alicie de Lacye anno regni Regis Edwardii vicesimo non renouat'
[see also Knights' Fees, 31 Edw I (Surtees Society, Vol XLIX)]
Agreement, 12 July 1783, between Thos Beckwith and Samuel Guttridge re access to a yard leased by former in York
copy of certificate of change of name of Hercules Malby to Beckwith
Pedigree of Howitt
The descent of Stewart; Kings of Portugal
Pedigree of Bower of Bridlington
Notes on family of Green of Horsforth
The arms and pedigress of Captain Philip Eyton
Notes from John Archer's mss, then with Mr Constable of Everingham
Drawings of coats of arms, many emblazoned
Extracts from registers of St Michael le Belfrey, York
Copies of will of John Darby, York, 1713

MS72 - Notes and memoranda on many subjects, in various hands bound together c. 1752
Includes: 'Sir Isac Newton's theorem concerning the relation between the coefficients of an equation and the sums of the powers of its roots'

MS73 - 'Beckwith's Yorkshire Pedigrees to 1778 with Ratcliff's continuations to 1822' n.d. (1822)
A note by Sir Thomas Pillipps at the beginning of the book states that the original was made by Beckwith and that this copy was by T. Dowce, the admirable heraldic illuminator, who was clerk to W. Ratcliffe. Mr Hunter had informed me that the original was then 1852 in the possession of Lord Harrowby'

MS74 - 'Pedigrees or descents of Yorkshire familys collected by Thomas Beckwith'1783
Volume containing memoranda, notes of pedigrees etc. but unindexed

MS75 - 'Pedigrees of Yorkshire Gentry' 1735-c. 1750
Part collected by William Brack, York, painter, who died 1747 and rest by Thos Beckwith, with index

MS76 - Notes on Acaster Malbis village and the Malbis family n.d.
With copies of two charters [see MD1-3]; notes on religious houses in Yorkshire; recipes and verses, political and scurrilous

MS77 - Pedigrees of Yorkshire Gentry collected by Thos Beckwith originally loose but bound together, date added by binder 1770

MS78 - 'Pedigres [sic] of many of the Best Yorkshire Familys collected by Thos Beckwith, Painter in York and FAS, London, Vol 5^th
begun in the year 1765'

MS79 - 'A collection of pedigrees of Yorkshire families by Thos. Beckwith, painter of City of York'

The Dade Manuscripts
Rev. William Dade 1741-1790, rector of Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire

MS80 - 'Materials for compiling the History and Antiquities of Beverley, collected from Torr's manuscripts in the Cathedral at York, from Grants, Charters, Wills, Monumental Inscriptions and Parish Registers, and from the printed works of Leland, librarian to King Henry the Eighth, of Sir William Dugdale, Campden, Dodsworth, etc. By William Dade, A.S.S., Rector of Barmston, in the County and of St Mary's, Castlegate, within the City of York.' c. 1780

MS81- Compilation of pedigrees of Yorkshire families by Mr Dade With index c. 1780

MS82- Compilation of pedigrees of Yorkshire families by Mr Dade [no index]

The Radcliffe Manuscripts
The work of or formerly in the possession of William Radcliffe, Rouge Croix Herald in ordinary, College of Arms 1803 -, who died in 1828

MS83- In-letters, memoranda etc., relating to various genealogical matters Among the families referred to are Baker (or Watson), Bewick (or Anderson), Blakeston, Blayds (or Marvel), Fearon (or Brown), Cooke (or Rhodes), Eyre; also letters to and from Robert Surtees [1779-1834] 1804-1826

MS84 - In-letters relating to families Harter (or Hatfield), Jackson (or Calvert), James, Midgley, Monson, Milnes 1804-1816

MS85- In-letters relating to families Foster or Forster, [Bacon], Frank of Campsall and Gosnold 1804 - 1824

MS86 - In-letters relating to families of Dalton (or Norcliffe), Ord, Pawson (or Hargrave), Pilkington, Povey, Price, Robinson
Includes letters from Robert Surtees and Rev Joseph Hunter [1783-1861] 1807-1825

MS87- A collection of letters and pedigrees with Radcliffe connections Sold at an unidentified auction and bound together [original lot numbers] relating to families of Bentham, Wheatley, Wood, Dimsdale etc 1801-1812

MS88- A collection of pedigrees and genealogical papers with index to famillies n.d.

MS89 - In-letters from George Ashton of Sheffield and Charles Chadwick of Mavesyn-Ridware
With assorted pedigrees including Beaumont, Kaye of Woodsome, Wood, Harpham, Green, Nevill, Stanley, Redshaw, and Howard 1804-1814

MS90- Lancashire pedigrees with arms of families
With index n.d.

MS91- In-letters regarding suggested additions to legislation to improve the keeping of parish registers 1808-1821

MS92- In-letters relating to various families
Includes Scott of Bromley, Savile of Methley, Sykes, Tempest of Holmside, Pickford, Rudd, from Robert Surtees, Rev Joseph Hunter, Charles Frost [published Notices relating to the early history of the town and port of Hull 1827] and John Wainwright and history of Wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill 1807-1826

MS93 - In-letters relating to families of Jarrett, Fearne, Evans of Darley, Baynes of Knostrop, Birch, Baker and Littlehales, Barber, Owen and others 1802-1828

MS94 - In-letters with wills and pedigrees regarding families including Lumb, Tooth, Armitage, Read, Gaskell, and Southwell
Also personal letters from Radcliffe's brother etc.1797-1820

MS95- In-letters from Dr Thos D Whitaker and others relating to his Histories of Leeds and Richmondshire
With various letters regarding Radcliffe family from Whitaker 1800-1826

MS96- Volume of pedigrees with arms emblazoned prepared for publication as Yorkshire Genealogy. supplement to Dugdale's Heraldic Visitation of Yorkshire
Proposed for publishing by subscription 1825, with Prospectus. Letter 1806, from Charles Gosnold, Swaffham bound in n.d.

MS97 - Volume of pedigrees relating to families descended from Norman earls and barons in Yorkshire
With index n.d.

MS98- Volume of Yorkshire documents relating to Ellis family of Doncaster and Loversall
Including wills, agreements, rentals etc. collected by Radcliffe 1698 - 1740

MS99 - Pedigree of Sutcliffe by Radcliffe n.d.

MS100 - In letters from R.H.Beaumont and John Beaumont regarding the family of Beaumont of Whitley Hall
With several detailed pedigrees with trickings of arms with quarterings 1800-1819

MS101 - In letters from Robert Surtees, Mainsforth, with numerous pedigrees some by him
Also copies of inquisitions regarding the Roos, Salvain and Aldburgh families etc 1808-1811

MS102 - 'Pedigrees of Lancashire and Yorkshire written by Wm Adamson for Wm Ratcliffe' n.d.

MS103 - In letters personal and numerous pedigrees
Including Ryther, Suger, Hoghton, Langton, Gerard, Butler, Clitheroe, Balderston. Gascoigne, Tate, Radcliffe, Fitzwilliam etc. Indexed. 1810-1820

MS104 - In-letters from Jno Cockroft, curate of Middleham regarding Smithsons
Also pedigrees of Strangeways, Sherwood Talbot, etc. Indexed. 1795-1825

MS105 - 'Pedigree of the House of Radclyffe'
Bound volume of copy deeds, pedigrees and in-letters 1809-1816

MS106 - 'Proofs to the Pedigree of Beaumont of Whitley Beaumont and Beaumont and Wentworth of Bretton, County of York' by William Radclyff, Rouge Croix 1806

MS107 - Radcliffe's Prerogative Office Canterbury Collections Vol 1
Extracted wills. Indexed c.1806

MS108 - Radcliffe's Prerogative Office Canterbury Collections Vol 2
Extracted wills. Indexed c.1806

MS109 - In letters from Robert Surtees and others relating to Salvin and Blakeston families 1809-1815

MS110 - In-letters from John Wilmer Field of Heaton and others, inc Joseph Hunter, relating to Wilmer and Field families 1820-1825

MS111 - In-letters from Robert Surtees and others relating to families of Foljambe Beaumont, Beckett, Barnard, Hornby, Ashton Chadwick and Petre 1800-1827

MS112 - In-letters mainly from relatives on personal matters 1807-1830

MS113 - In-letters on personal matters 1803 - 1827

MS114 - In-letters to Radcliffe and others relating to families of Adams, Gaskell, Litt and Lamb
Also some personal letters 1804-1820

MS115 - In-letters on private and heraldic subjects
There are rough notes etc., relating to the families of Adams, Fearne, Broadwood, Goding, Bartram etc 1808-1818

MS116 - In-letters from family and friends on social and personal matters 1807-1828

MS117 - In-letters relating to families of Bentham, Carr, Dimsdale, Doyle, Hildyard, Ridsdale, and Turbutt 1807-1827

MS118 - In-letters etc relating to families of Snell, Walton, Smithson, Waterhouse, London, Winn and Spencer-Stanhope (Collingwood 1816)
Includes several letters from Thomas Blore of Stamford 1807-1827

MS119 - Prospectuses and in-letters
Mainly from Yorkshire booksellers relating to Radcliffe's proposed publications 'Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire' and Supplement to Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire' 1823-1825

MS120 - Memoranda with some in-letters
Regarding families of Turner, Mitchell, Surtees, Butterfield, Barber, Appleton, Heryon, Brooksbank, Wetenhall, Thorndike, Lukin, Bretland, Dalrymple etc 1808-1823

MS121 - In-letters from John Wilmer Field of Heaton regarding his family 1820-1824

MS122 - Bound volume entitled 'Radcliffe's Collections :
1. Cartul.Monk Breton [sic]
2. Yorkshire Monuments' of manuscript notes and transcripts from a variety of sources inc: Extracts from the cartularies of Monk Bretton and Pontefract then in the possession of Godfrey Wentworth of Woolley; extracts from the parish registers of and monumental inscriptions in a number of Yorkshire Churches inc. Worsborough, Barnsley, Cawthorne, Felkirk, Doncaster, Conisborough, Ecclesfield, Campsall, Sprotborough, Normanton, Gilling, Easingwold, St. Michael le Belfry and other Yorks churches, Boynton, Bradford, Bingley and many others.
Also notes from manuscripts in the possession of the Frank family and the Field family and then in the custody of Mr. Jameson, solicitor, York; pedigrees of Walker, Wordsworth and Radcliffe;
extracts including several pedigrees from the Wilson Mss [taken from the Hopkinson Mss] in the Leeds Library

MS123 - Bound volume entitled 'Genealogical and Topographical Collections' by Radcliffe
It contains collections relating to Doncaster, with list of Mayors; notes re Conisborough, Sprotborough and Brierley; extracts and notes regarding Radcliffe family [ pps. 81-86 re royal grant of office of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms to Radcliffe, May 1803]; extracts from Cole's Norfolk records; numerous pedigrees, mainly of Yorkshire families, and taken from the Harleian Mss n.d.

MS124 - Inventory of contents of Chapter House, Westminster by Radcliffe
With various transcripts including muster roll of Henry V, made 16 November 1819; also pedigrees of Salvin, extracts from Assize rolls regarding Radcliffe family, notes on Dyneley and Drake families with pedigree of Dyneley, also pedigrees from Harleien mss and notes on Fitzwarine family

MS125 - In-letters from C.J. Doyle, Thomas Dimsdale, Francis Wrangham [Archdeacon of East Riding of Yorkshire etc], Digby Wrangham and Wm Bentham
Many from archdeacon Wrangham as subscriber to Radcliffe's proposed 'Visitation of Yorkshire' 1814-1828

MS126 - 'Radcliffe Yorkshire Collections'
Includes extracts from Dodsworth Mss, monumental inscriptions in Featherstone Church with extracts from the parish register, extracts from Wragby parish register and deeds at Gilling Castle; Wilson's mss, Leeds Library; Hopkinson's mss at Heath; notes from 'Smith's mss at Heath H, 30 Aug 1827' make up over half the contents
[with name index; now in British Library Add MSS 26717-26748]

MS127 - 'Radclyffe's Family Evidences MS'
Including extracts from evidences of George Armitage of Kirklees [Hall], made in September 1809; Joseph Armytage of Outwood Lodge September 1808; Joseph Green Armytage of Thickhollings September 1807; William Wilson; Francis Edmonds of Worsborough; ? Radcliffe in custody of Jeremy Simpson of the Temple, solicitor; Frances Trappes of Nidd, November 1809; Charles Radcliffe of Smithouse; also extracts from the York Probate Registry, numerous parish registers [indexed]1807-1825

MS128 - 'Ratcliffe's Yorkshire Wills' notes and abstracts of wills in the York Probate Registry, particularly Fairfax and Maude wills, with name index n.d.

MS129 - 'Radcliffe's Prerogative Office York Collections' a further volume of notes and extracts from the York Probate Registry, with a name index. Also includes a letter from Joseph Hunter 23 March 1809

MS130 - 'Ebor IV: Dugdale, 1665-1666'
Containing part of Dugdale's Yorkshire Visitation with the arms in trick. Pedigrees reordered from original [Surtees Society Vol xxxvi] with additional information; includes an index of this and further volumes.
Concludes with a 'Catalogue of Yorkshire Gentry that have compounded for their estates in and before the year 1665'.
On inner back cover there is a newscutting from the York Herald, 14 May 1825, announcing the proposal to publish Radcliffe's revision of Dugdale by subscription c. 1825

MS131 - Pedigrees and in-letters
Includes extracts from Hopkinson's manuscripts and copy of frontispiece of 'Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, 1665-6' [then in Miss Currer's library], and index to families 1809-1817

MS132 - Pedigrees in volume lettered 'Geneal.Vari. R III'
Includes letter from Rev Joseph Hunter, 1813. No index 1808-1817

MS133 - Pedigrees in volume lettered 'Geneal. Vari. R IV'
Similarly includes letter from Rev Joseph Hunter, 1815. No Index 1807-1816

MS134 - Pedigrees loosely bound together
Including families of Davenport, Drake, Knight, Fitzwilliam, Rockley, Foster, Conyers, Stacpoole, Salvin, Gosnold and Parsons of Pontefractc.1815

MS135 - 'Pedigree of Radclyffe [sic] of Milnes Bridge', proved College of Arms, 31 January 1810

MS137 - Copies of letter, 12 November 1765, from Edward Clough of Ripley regarding antiquities of Ripley
Some extracts from Abbreviatio Placitorum and Radcliffe pedigrees (1765)

MS138 A pedigree of the Armytage family
On the verso of A List [Membership] of the Society of Antiquaries of London, November 26 1812

MS139 - Pedigree of Midgley n.d.

MS140 - Two separate pedigrees of Wilmer family
One from Harleien Mss and one Phillipps 9971 MS141 - Pedigree of Smithson of Heath n.d.

MS142 - Pedigree of Ashton
'rough draft' but detailedc. 1802

MS143 - Pedigree of Beaumont, etc n.d.

MS144 - Pedigrees of Rockley, Gosnold, Howard etc

The Hunter Manuscripts
Being miscellanea from Rev. Joseph Hunter's library
[See also MS493]

MS145/1 - Account book of 'monies collected at the Lord's supper', Trim Street, Chapel, Sheffield 1806 - 1812

MS145/2 - Account book [pew rents?] 1806-1817

MS146 - Notebook of expences 1822-1827

MS147 - A schoolboy's note-book, marked 'S J Hunter Octr 5 1841' with timetables
['St Paul's School' on front edge]1841-1842

MS148 - Sermon in shorthand entitled 'Salvations by the Name of Christ Considered'
With dates when and locations sermons were delivered. [Sheffield and Birmingham]1777-1798

MS149 - Notebook of copies of deeds relating to Rich's almshouses, Felstead, Essex
Given to Rev. Hunter by E.H. Barker, 25 January 1833

MS150 - A catalogue of collated manuscripts of the New Testament
This is followed by a number of New Testament notes, partly in shorthand n.d.

MS151 - Volume containing transcripts of documents
Includes: transcripts of records in the Exchequer; copy will of John Webb of Winterborne Dauntsey, County of Wiltshire, 7 December [1638];
collation of Mr Blaauw's copy of the Sussex Subsidy Roll, printed in Sussex Archaeological Collections Vols II and VII.; an inventory of armour household stuffe and goods in Castle and College of Arundel, 20 April 1589; an inventory of the goods of the late Duke of Somerset, 1551;
copy of grant by Roger, Bishop of Chester, to the monks of Redmore; inquisition re bounds of Edenstowe, 6 Chas I; notes re Bromhead from Nottinghamshire Subsidy Rolls; sheet of genealogical notes respecting families of White, Wastney, Brinsley, Baker, Strelley etc; notes re Bromhead from Yorkshire Subsidy Rolls; copy of charter between Prior of Blyth and Richard de Glatton, 16 August 11 Edward III [1337]; list of papists with estates in county of Worcester; copy of song 'The Red Herring' as used to be sung by Mr Alderman Sloney, Hatter at the Bailiffs Feast at Bewdley; printed pedigree of Steinmann of Switzerland and Britain; printed paper by Sir Richard Colt-Hoare read to the Bath Literary and Scientific Association on 'The Pitney Pavement' by Rev. Joseph Hunter, with his Prefatory Remarks; copy of subsidy roll for wapentake of Strafforth, n.d.

MS152 - Notes by Hunter on Roman Antiquities of Britain
Also collections of notes and ephemera relating to the counties of Bedford, Berkshire, Buckingham, Chester, Notts., Oxford, Salop [Shropshire], Somerset, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, Worcesterc.1825-1857

MS153 - Notes and ephemera for counties of Cambridge, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Hants, Hereford, Hertford, Kent 1850-1854

MS154 - Notes and ephemera for the counties of Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland 1843-1848

MS154a - Notes relating to counties of Chester, Oxford, Nottingham, Derby, Somerset, Surrey, Warwick n.d.

MS154b - Notes relating to Birmingham, and to counties of Chester, Oxford, Nottingham, Derby, Somerset c.1852

MS155 - Notes for the county of Bucks and the Scilly Islands n.d.

MS156 - Short notes from variety of sources relating to many counties
Arranged alphabetically

MS157 - Notes relating to several counties but mainly to London n.d.

MS158 - Notes relating to Wiltshire
With pamphlets on the Descent of the Manor of Draycot Cerne by Charles Edward Long, nd., and the Sculptures at Wilton House by Charles Newton, 1849

MS159 - Transcripts of records 'late of the Queens Remembrancer preserved in the Branch Public Record Office, Carlton Ride in the custody of the Right Hon the Master of the Rolls...to wit among the Accounts of the Seneschal of Cornwall [temp. Edw III]
Including: an account of Henry Trethewy, Steward of Cornwall, 7 Edw III [ 1333]; an account of John de Flete, clerk c. 6 Edw III [1332]; Report of George Wright deputy to Sidney Godolphin Esq., one of Auditors of Court of Exchequer and Auditor of Wales to Committee of House of Commons to view the Cottonian Library and such Publick Records of the Kingdom and report on condition etc., 9 March 1731; Schedule of goods and chattels of John Robyns, Nicholas Yon', and Thomas Kidvaa, of Coventry, attainted, temp Hen VI; an account of Bernard Angevyn, Constable of Bordeaux Castle (Castri Regis Burdeg'), temp. Hen V;
an extract from Book of Compositions for First Fruits, 15 Chas I [1639]; documents relating to the Indulgence of 15 March 1672
c.1849

MS160 - Pedigrees and family papers
Accounts of Rishbrooke family and pedigree of Jermyns of Rishbrooke taken from one lent to the writer by Mrs Davers of Bury St Edmunds; Pedigree of Torre family with covering letter from Christopher Torre, Pontefract, to James Milne, Wakefield, 5 March 1809, also other Torre family accounts.
[In pencil on frontispiece 'Joseph Hunter the gift of Gavin Lloyd 1810'] c.1809

MS161 - 'The History and Topography of Ketteringham in the county of Norfolk. The seat of Sir J.P.Boileau Baronet'
by Joseph Hunter F.S.A. Assistant Keeper of the Public Records, 1851

MS162 - Corrected proofs of 'The History of Ketteringham' n.d.

MS163 - Collection of notes and printed ephemera relating to Southwark London and Middlesex
Including:
Kensal Green Cemetery plan; Lord Mayor's Day, 1822, Order of procession and Bill of Fare; Verses recited in Praise of Dean Colet, founder of St Paul's School, 1848; Pedigree shewing the Descent of the Manor of Kensington in the noble family of De Vere, from the Conquest until the alienation thereof by the representatives of the co-heirs of John De Vere, XIVth Earl of Oxford; sundry petitions relating to the decision by the Corporation of London to incorporate the burial ground of St Thomas' into a new road 1847-1848 1822-1851

MS164 - Notes on sermons and copies of hymns
Also copy wills of Anna Maria Stephenson of Sheffield, 1778; William Hall of Sheffield, 1772; Thomas Gunning of Sheffield, 1784; Hannah Fox of Tinsley, 1801.
Volume contains signatures of Dorothy Micklethwaite (14 in 1647/8), whose initials are stamped on binding, also Dorothy Stillington 1681, and Dorothea Stephenson 1771
1648 - 1773

MS165 - Precedent book
[badly damaged, pages torn and missing, pencil inscription 'Joseph Hunter, Bath, 1820']c.1820

MS166 - Notes and memoranda relating to Robin Hood published in 1852 and Agincourt, published 1850 c. 1852

MS167- 'Sir Edward Stanley K.G. First Lord Monteagle'
A biography by Hunter; also monumental inscriptions from St Peter's Church, Basle, Switzerland n.d.

MS168 - 'A Synopsis of the Roman Inscriptions which have been discovered at Bath' by Rev. Joseph Hunter F.A.S. 1827.; 'The Connection of Bath with the Literature and Science of England',
a paper read by Mr. Hunter to the second meeting of the Literary and Philosophical Society, Bath, 1826

MS169 - Collection of ephemeral items
Including: a flyer for Iconography of the West Front of Wells Cathedral by Charles Robert Cockerell, R.A. 1851; portion of paper in MS 168 given in1826; notes on Bath history and papers connected with the meeting of the Archaeological Institute at Bath in 1858 with a List of Charters etc., connected with the City of Bath 1826-1858

MS170 - New Testament notes, mainly in shorthand n.d.

MS171 - 'On the site of Cambodunum', manuscript printed in Archaeologia, Vol.XXXII (1847); Also Antiquarian notices of The Clay House in Greteland: (parish of Halifax, and county of York) For private distribution and only twenty copies printed. January MDCCCXLV', printed in Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, Vol II. 1845-1847

MS172 - Recipe book in various handwritings, with some loose items
[one addressed to a Miss Girdler, another dated Bath 1822]

MS173 - Extracts from parish registers of Brampton, Norton, Barlow and Chesterfield [various handwritings]
In notebook with simple woodcutsn.d.

MS174 - Rough notes by Hunter on ecclesiastical history
[in pencil and partly in shorthand]n.d.

MS175 - Notebook with extracts from three volumes of Lancashire pedigrees by Mr Percival of Royton, then in possession of J.P.Radcliffe of Milnsbridge
Includes: copy letter from 'Thomas Selvestr, prest' [to Earl of Shrewsbury), respecting chapel at Sheffield, from original in Talbot papers, Herald's College; memoranda from the mss of Pingo, the Herald who perished with Brooke; copied from his own hand; extracts from C40 in the College of Arms; extracts from Brooke's 'Genealogical Collections'; extracts from Dodsworth; list of Nathaniel Johnston's Mss; etc 1819-1826

MS176 - 'A Little Historical Memorial of Hodsoke in County of Nottingham by an F.S.A.'
On frontispiece the note 'Dear Evan, Make me a copy of this in 8vo form, and let me have it as soon as you can to oblige your affectionate J.H. Nov 1' 1852

MS177 - An uncompleted manuscript account of the family of Kaye of Woodsome by Hunter n.d.

MS178 - 'Kaye and Bunney' titled booklet
Containing:
'A book of several transactions of the Kayes of Woodsome from
Qu: Elizth's days to 1642'; an account of the rentals, purchases of land, building operations, etc., of the Kayes during that period with sundry other matters; transcripts of 16th century papers regarding Bunney family; further material on Kayes of Woodsome 16th century 1852

MS179 - Rough draft of descendants of Joshua Kirby, ejected minister, in hand of Dr Sutton of Leicester
Given to Hunter by John Milnes, June 1821
[includes poems composed by Wadsworth Bush]

MS180 - 'Knights of the Garter' [by reign to Richard II] n.d.

MS181 - 'Knights of the Garter' [in reigns of Edward III and Henry VII] n.d.

MS182 - Notes and extracts relating to London and Middlesex
Including unusual, unsourced, 'Account Book of the Keeper of a Bagnio in London 1725' etc n.d.

MS183 - Letters
Letters to Charles Parton Cooper, Secretary to Commissioners on the Public Records 1832-1836 from Sir Charles Ellis, Sir Robert Inglis, John Hodgson, Wm Foxton and E. Protheroe etc., and printed official letters by him in1834; also notes by Hunter of the proceedings of the Record Commission 1800-1803 and draft letters by him regarding publication of Chancellor's Roll of 3 John, nd., with rejection of his article on same by John G. Lockhart, editor of Quarterly Review.
Two loose letters by him from Bath in1830 and 1831 to Mrs. Norcliffe, Langton Hall, Yorks [from Rev. Henry Laurance, Bridlington.] 1800-1836

MS184 - Collection of papers relating to the Record Commission
Including:
'A List of the Titles affixed under Mr. Caley's direction to the volumes in the Augmentation Office' signed by Henry Cole, 25 November 1833; 'Exchequer Records, Report of Number of Sacks or Bags etc., at Carlton Ride. Resorted into Reigns';
A list of 'Manuscript Books' with pencil annotations 'Mr. Devon's handwriting', 'Where are these?', '? In the Parliament Library', 'Duchy of Cornwall'; notes [? by Hunter] of corrigenda to Record Commission volumes, nd; copy of article by Hunter on publishing of Public Records, nd.; 'Synoptical View of the present circumstances of the Public Records at the chief Record Repositories.'; A Bill to abolish the office of Recorder of the Great Roll, or Clerk of the Pipe in the Exchequer in Scotland, 1834;
Extract from Minutes of the Board of 30^th April 1836; Record Commission questionnaire from C P Cooper, 1833; Public Records, Return of expenditure on Public Records in 1826, 1827 and 1828, 1829;
addresses of Commissioners nd; Memorial of the President and Council of the Royal Irish Academy to the Rt Hon Chancellor of the Exchequer as to preservation of Irish records nd; Extract from a Report by Sir Francis Palgrave of proceedings for 1834 and 1835 of such matter as relates to what has been done at the Chapter House since his appointment to the office of Keeper of the Records there deposited as successor to the later Mr Caley, nd; letter, June [1836], from Rev John Hodgson, Hartburn Vicarage nr. Morpeth, to C.P. Cooper Esq., secretary to the Record Commission describing the value to him of the Record Commission publications

MS185 - 'The Preface to the Three Catalogues as originally intended but not quite completed. Nov 1837'

MS186 - 'Illustrations of Mr Charles Buller's proceedings as chairman of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the affairs of the Record Commission, particularly in respect of the author; by the Rev. Joseph Hunter F.S.A., one of the Sub-Commissioners' n.d. [1830s]

MS187 - Notes from the Public Records, all after April 30 1858

MS188 - Notes from the Public Records n.d. [c. 1858]

MS189 - Notes from the Public Records 1858

MS190 - Notes from the Public Records, Hen III to Hen VI n.d. [c. 1858]

MS191 - Miscellaneous notes from Records n.d. [c. 1858]

MS192 - Miscellaneous notes from printed and manuscript sources
8 John -1 Hen II n.d. [c. 1858]

MS193 - Notes from Records, chiefly relating to the King's movements and his guests and visitors. Edw I -Hen VIII n.d. [c. 1858]

MS194 - Lists of ship names, 14^th-17^th century n.d.

MS194a - Four three-quarter leather bound volumes of pedigrees
Numbered 1-4, in vol 3 two letters: 1917, from George Armytage, Kirklees Park and 1932 from Farrer, Abinger Hall, Dorking

The Paver Manuscripts
William Paver, genealogist, 1802-1871

MS195 - 'Genealogical Abstracts of Wills made from the originals or from Registered copies preserved in the Archiepiscopal Registry at York' by William Paver
With covering letter, 18 July 1836, to Sir Thomas Phillipps from Paver, Clementhorpe, York, 'I shall feel much obliged by return of the mss as soon as convenient.' No index 1836

MS196 - 'Miscellaneous Genealogical Extracts from Wills chiefly of members of Yorkshire families' 1837

MS197 - 'Extracts from Wills in the Archiepiscopal Courts at York of persons of the name of Walton', 1599-1709
Annotated by Sir Thomas Phillipps n.d.

MS198 - 'Pedigrees of Yorkshire Families compiled from various
sources of information, by William Paver, genealogist, York' May 1836. Palmes of Naburn, Frankland of Thirkleby, Armytage of Kirklees, Fairfax of Gilling, Dawnay of Cowick

MS199 - 'Genealogies of Yorkshire Families derived from various sources, by William Paver, genealogist, York'. 1838.
Index of 89 families and list of 'Lords of Manors in Yorkshire',
Temp. Edw. II.
This copy is apparently from an original different from Harleian MS 6281, printed in the Surtees Society's Vol. xlix, as there is considerable extra matter inserted in the list for the wapentake of Holderness - much of it relating to vills outside that wapentake. Paver's copy appears to have been made from a copy by "J.W."
This MS in 1841 was in the possession of Mr. W.D. Bruce, of Ripon, who has added a few occasional notes, and a pedigree of Wells at fo. 83b.
It was afterwards in the possession of Mr. John Stansfeld, of Leeds

MS200 - 'Index of all the names contained in the Pedigree comprised in Book A of the Genealogical Collections of W Paver' n.d.

MS201 - Pedigrees of Yorkshire families from the Visitation of 1612
The Visitation has been printed by Joseph Foster, but in the MS, the pedigrees are arranged alphabetically n.d.

Note: originals are in the P.R.O. Northern Ireland