Hornby, Charles

Scope and Content

A copy from 1701 of The originall & progress of Mahometanism supposedly written, c1673, by Henry Stubbe (or Stubs). The manuscript also contains An epistle from Achmet Benabdalba a learned Moor concerning the Xtian religion .

Administrative / Biographical History

No information was available at the time of compilation.

Access Information

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Archivist's Note

Separated Material

The Bodleian Library, Oxford University, holds an annotated copy of Henry Stubbs' Account of the rise and progress of Mahometanism , (Ref: MS Eng misc c309).

Conditions Governing Use

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Custodial History

The manuscript bears the bookplate of the Rev. John Disney, D. D. whose property was sold at Sotheby's in 1817. A gift of New College, Hampstead, 1960.