Account book, Warwickshire farm

Scope and Content

Manuscript volume containing the accounts of a farm in Warwickshire, apparently near Bedworth, [1625-1675], including a note from [Sir] B[artholomew] Hales (of Snitterfield, d 1668) mentioning Sir Cornelius Fairmeadowe (of Fulham, Middlesex).

Administrative / Biographical History

No information available at present.

Arrangement

Single item.

Access Information

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Collection level description.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Guarded and bound in a cloth cover.

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Custodial History

The leaves were found by W. G. Urry, Keeper of Manuscripts at Canterbury Cathedral Chapter Library, in a copy of Erasmus' Adagiorum Opus (1526), and were presented to the University of London library by him in 1952, together with a typed transcript.