Title and date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., Printmaker also known as Paul Pry., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Health boards; Skeleton as Death.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly and W. Clerk. lith 41 Dean St. Soho
Subject (Topic):
Cholera, Hospitals, Finance, Physicians, Skeletons, Sick persons, and Fear
Manuscript, on parchment, in at least seven hands, containing the text of the wills of Jankyn (or John) Smyth and his wife, Margaret Odeham, detailing their bequests to the Candlemas Guild of Bury St. Edmunds, as well as to other religious foundations, and the funeral expenses for Smyth. Also included are the grant of probate for Smyth's second will, dated 1481; and lists of lands donated by the couple, by name and location
Description:
In Middle English and Latin., Numerous marginal annotations in both contemporary and later hands., Layout: single columns, mostly of 32 lines., Script: manuscript is in at least seven hands., Decoration: Rubricated. Large blue initial with red penwork (f. 8)., and Binding: contemporary binding of tawed white leather over bevelled wooden boards, sewn on four leather thongs. Remains of clasp; brass pin and mount on lower cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Bury St. Edmunds (England)
Subject (Name):
Odeham, Margaret, 1492., Smyth, Jankyn, 1481., and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Charitable bequests, Endowments, Catholic Church, Legacies, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Signed: Don Quixote de la Mancha, Knight of the Lions., At the foot: Given at our sty, No.47, Hay-Market, St. James's; the address of Richard Lee., First published as 'Licence for the guinea pigs to wear powder'., At head of title: (One penny)., In this edition the last line ends: "sty as above"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Sold by R. Lee
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Hair preparations, Taxation, Hairdressing, Equipment and supplies, Toilet preparations, Anglo-French War, 1793-1802, and Finance
Manuscript, in a single hand, providing charts, summaries, and personal observations on French finances during the Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War. The volume includes a list of the ordinary revenues and expenses of the king; ordinary military expenses; and an extensive section addressing war finance, including yearly summaries of money raised in France between 1756 and 1762, with notes of royal edicts, such as a lottery in 1756, and other edicts levying extraordinary taxes to pay for the war. The volume also contains sections on the finances of the clergy and the court of Rome; and occasional references to the American colonies and the Compagnie des Indes
Description:
In French., Table of contents at beginning of manuscript., On title page: Etat actuel des affaires Generalles Concernant les finances du Royaume de france. Qui constate Les Revenues et Deperses ordinaires du Roy avec Les affaires extraodinaires faittes en france depuis et comprisant 1756 jusqu'a la fin de 1762 au sujet de la guerre..., Binding: full calf. In gilt on spine: Mss. Finances de France., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
France and United States
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774. and France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)
Subject (Topic):
Appropriations and expenditures, Finance, History, Royal households, Economic aspects, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, and Politics and government
Manuscript, on parchment, in a liturgical Gothic bookhand, with additional notes in later hands, containing a necrology for the parish church of Hollain in Hainaut, including information concerning the deceased, the donors, the donated properties, and the fees for the celebrants. A brief list of obits (ff. 4-9v) is followed by a detailed list, organized in calendar form (ff. 14-47). Notes added to some entries in later hands contain corrections and updates to the original entries. The perpetual calendar of obits is followed by a register of lands and incomes held by the parish of Hollain (ff. 48-64v.).
Description:
In Middle French, with some Latin., Ownership inscription on verso of last leaf:"Antoine Descamps pasteur de Hollain 1607.", Ownership inscription on verso of last leaf: "Alard Sprien pasteur de Hollain 1647 26 Januarii.", Ownership inscription on verso of last leaf: "Pierre Lemari pasteur de hollain, x julii 1660.", Ownership inscription on verso of last leaf: "Paul François Deschamps pasteur de hollain le 12 de decembre 1693.", Layout: single column with varying number of lines., Script: Gothic liturgical bookhand., Decoration: Rubricated. Initials in red or blue; paragraph marks in alternating red and blue., and Binding: Remnant of original wooden binding attached to back of volume.
Subject (Geographic):
Hainaut (Belgium), Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Church property, Endowments, Catholic Church, Manuscripts, Medieval, Necrologies, Obituaries, and Parishes (Canon law)
