Biographical Note
Bookplates designating former owners include those of Sir Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple, first Earl of Macclesfield (second creation), 1666- 1732, Swynfen Jervis of the Middle Temple, 1700-1771 and William Henry Ricketts, -1799, Bencher of Gray's Inn. The relationship of the three men is shown on a genealogical chart in the Parker mss. vertical file. Other names written in the front of some of the volumes which may indicate former owners are: Robert Ayerst, William Bagot, Francis Chantrey, Elizabeth Chitty, Lady Elizabeth Cholmeley, Cusworth, Charles Knightly, Alfred Haviland, Henry Holland, Mr. Horndon, David Pennant, Sir Thomas Phillipps, Hannah Swynock, Arthur Vicars.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of commonplace books, legal records, account books, volumes on heraldry, rhetoric and logic, genealogy, sermons, political tracts, a diary, gazetteer and a jest book in verse.
The manuscripts bearing the Phillipps numbers formerly were a part of the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1792- 1872.
Note on Indexing Term - "Science": Of interest: Notes on the study of astronomy geometry and geography, undated.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically with the exception of the Phillipps mss, which are ordered according to Phillipps numbers.
Restrictions
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Indexed Terms
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Subjects
- Commonplace books
- Heraldry
- Law
- Law -- Great Britain -- 17th century
- Law -- Great Britain -- 18th century
- Science
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item], Parker mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Acquisition Information
Purchase: 1967
Collection Inventory
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Summones Parliamenti (copy) , 1264-1377
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Court records (copy) , 1591-1735
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Process, pleadings and cases in the Exchequer (copy) , 1649-1728
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Opinion of counsel relating to customs , 1672-1733
Physical Description: (3 volumes)
Scope and Contents: Vol. I: 1672-1712, Vol. II: 1703/4- 1719, Vol. III: 1718-1733
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Thomas Parker, 1st earl of Macclesfield, Commonplace book , 1679-1719
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Hannah Swynock, Commonplace book , 1687-1770
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Miscellaneous items (in envelope) , 1687-1772
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Record of fines , 1687-1743
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Warrants , 6 December 1688-4 October 1690
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Notes for Sermons (in envelope) , June 1690-28 November 1708
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Practice of the Exchequer (copy) , 1691-29 November 1763
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Cases in the Exchequer (copy) , 1693-1745
Physical Description: (6 volumes)
Scope and Contents: Vol. I: 1720, Nov. 10-1740, Nov. 12; Vol. II: 1693, Jan. 29-1713, Nov. 27; Vol III: 1602-1705; Vol. IV: 1705-1708; Vol. V: 1708-1729; Vol. VI: 1724, Dec. 8- 1745, May 4
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John Dalton, Sermons , 17 November 1694-11 August 1695
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Court of Chancery cases , 1697-1732
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Robert Ochterlony, Transcript of The Character of a Trimmer, written by the Marquis of Halifax in 1684 (Lilly DA463 .H174 C46) , 23 September 1698
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Book of Logic , 17th century
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Notes on Hale's Pleas of the Crown, ca. , 1700
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Work of Sir William Trumbull, ca. , 1700
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Attorney's Reports, [Vol. 4?] , 1701-3 March 1760
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Index to cases appealed to the House of Lords , 1701-1780
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Record of warrants and grants signed by the earl of Rochester and Francis Gwyn , 4 April 1702-29 January 1703
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Francis Chantrey, Account book , 13 October 1704
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Abridgement concerning witnesses, etc., ca. , 1705
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Court proceedings , 1707/8-12 December 1732
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Collection of reports by the late Lord King, ca. , 1725
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Court records , 1727-3 March 1735
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Book of Pleadings, ca. , 1730
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Collection of the late Lord Chiefe Justice Eyre, ca. , 1730
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Ms. of the late Lord Chief Justice Eyre, ca. , 1730
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Reports in the Court of Common Pleas and King's Bench, ca. , 1697-1728
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Collection of notes, summaries of cases, pleas and opinions , 1732
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Account book , 19 January 1736-23 February 1743/4
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Commonplace book concerning writs of error, etc., ca. , 1740
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William Bagot, Commonplace book, Latin and Greek , April 1745
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William Bagot, Commonplace book in Latin, Greek and English , 1745
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William Bagot, Commonplace book in Latin, Greek and English , 23 January 1745/6
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Robert G. Ayerst, Sermons, Vol. III , 1748-1778
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Monarchical government and the prerogatives of monarchs, ca. , 1750
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Robert G. Ayerst, Sermons, Vol. II , 1751-1778
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Notes on criminal trials held at Old Bailey , 1763-1769
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Commonplace book , 1766-1769
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Notes concerning legal cases, ca. , 1775
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House of Lords Proceedings , 31 October 1780-18 July 1781
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Francis Russell, Fiscal Tracts , 16 February 1783
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Blairs lectures on rhetoric , August 1783
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Elizabeth Chitty, Commonplace book , 23 February 1792
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Abridgement of legal points , 18th century
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Of Apprentices , 18th century
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Treatise on trial practice , 18th century
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Commonplace book [of Lady M. Ward?] , 1800-1803
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Mr. Horndon, Sermon , 24 December 1808
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M[ary?] Peters, Commonplace book , 1814-1824
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Account book for public work towns in Yorkshire county, England , 3 April 1815-April 1816
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Holywell subscribers for David Pennant dinner and ball , 22 January 1817
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Book of labourers wages, Cockhill farm , 18 March 1820-18 January 1838
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Lady Elizabeth (Harrison) Cholmeley, Commonplace book , 1822
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Thomas Willement collection of Irish arms, crests, etc., copied from various sources, accompanied by letter of June 29, 1824 (incomplete) , 1822
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Holywell Savings Bank Financial Statement , 4 January 1838-2 January 1840
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Alfred Haviland, Commonplace book of Kings and queens of Great Britain and Memo book , 7 March 1846
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Cusworth Account book , 14 August 1857-20 January 1871
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Abridgement, Vol. VI, L-W with Index A-Y for all six volumes, undated
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Abridgement of Littletons Tenures, undated
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J. Allen, Vocabulary of words in printed reports as expounded by sages of the law, undated
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William Bagot, Greek and Latin exercise book, undated
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Book of ornamental heraldry, undated
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Collection of Arms..., undated
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Court records in reign of George II, undated
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Copies of court rolls from the reigns of Edward II, Edward III, Richard II (French), undated
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Gazetteer of Italy and Islands, undated
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Index to Mr. Burke's general opening, undated
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Notes on the study of astronomy, geometry and geography, undated
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Thomas Parker, Index to private notes of Parliament, undated
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Thomas Parker, Notebook of exchequer practice, undated
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Proceedings in the exchequer, undated
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Samuel Rowlands, Good & Bad Newes, undated
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3225: The chronicles of Edmond Dinter; Annales Brobant par Mre Edmond d'Intre Secretaire D'Antoine Ducq de Brabant de puis l'An 1233 jusques de compres l'an 1425.
General:
- Provenance: Ex Bibliotheca Muchenbroek de Utrecht. Vendita anno 1827. Petrus van Musschenbroek, 1764-1823, judge and collector of material relating to legal history, bought a great part of the library of Pieter Bondan, - 1800, professor at the University of Utrecht, who owned a large collection of charters, etc., borrowed from public record offices. The Musschenbroek sale was held by S. and J. Luchtmans of Leyden on 4 October 1826. Phillipps bought this group (3207-3334) through the agency of John Henry Bohn, 17 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. On the Musschenbroek sale see Folium III 3/4 (1954), pages 115-122. (Munby 3:92-93).
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3603: A manuscript in the court hand relating to the counties of England , 15 March 1600?
General:
- Provenance: Miscellanea (Munby 3:152).
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4233: Out of a book in French entitled Le Trophee I'Arms Heraldiques a Monsieur de Lamothe le Vayer le fils, ca. , 1659?
General:
- Provenance: Purchased from Thomas Rodd, 1769-1849, of 2 Great Newport Street, London. (Munby 3:47).
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4814: Collections concerning the family of the Lords Stawel of Cothelston, County Somerset [by George Harbin, the eminent antiquary of the reigns of William III and Queen Anne]; autograph of Sir William Dugale , 13th-17th century.
General:
- Provenance: Manuscript collection of Rev. George Harbin, fl. 1713, non-juror; Bought from Sir Alexander Malet, 1800-1886, diplomat, in 1831. (Munby 3:56).
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4819, parts 1 and 2: The genealogical history of the Percies, Earls of Northumberland , 647-1713
General:
- Provenance: Manuscript collection of Rev. George Harbin, fl. 1713, non-juror; Bought from Sir Alexander Malet, 1800-1886, diplomat, in 1831. (Munby 3:56).
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6808: Index to the Minister's accounts of monasteries and in the Augmentation Office (Daley mss. Cat. 2250, no. V) , 1802
General:
- Provenance: Ex. Bibl. J. Caley, Arm. 1834. John Caley, Secretary of the first Record Commission for thirty years, 1801-1831, died in 1834. At the sale of his library there came on the market many of the indexes to the records which he had compiled for use during his tenure of office. Phillipps purchased 39 lots (nos. 6783-6821) at Caley's sale. (Munby 3:98-99).
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6812: Index to the Bills Answers Depositions and other Proceedings of the Court of Augmentations temp. Henry VIII, Edward VI. (Caley mss. Cat. 2250 no. lx) , 1801
General:
- Provenance: Ex. Bibl. J. Caley, Arm. 1834. John Caley, Secretary of the first Record Commission for thirty years, 1801-1831, died in 1834. At the sale of his library there came on the market many of the indexes to the records which he had compiled for use during his tenure of office. Phillipps purchased 39 lots (nos. 6783-6821) at Caley's sale. (Munby 3:98-99).