Parishes in the diocese of York

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  • Reference
    • GB 206 Ripon Cathedral MS 47
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca.1743-1797
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol. (78 ff.) Modern pencil foliation. F.54 is blank. Bound with quarter leather spine. The title is written on the upper front cover in ink. On the inside front pastedown is written in ink: "Supposed to have been Dr Jaqs. Sterne's - an archbishop's chaplain". There is an inserted note by Canon R. J. Wood, formerly Vicar of Headingley, Leeds, dated 13 October 1964, suggesting that the manuscript be dated 1746 or 1747.

Scope and Content

Contains: (1) ff.1-53: An alphabetical list of all the parishes within the diocese of York; (2) ff.55-65r: The patronage of the Archbishoprick of York - The Cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter in York; (3) ff.65v-69r: The patronage of the archbishoprick of York - The collegiate church of Southwell; (4) ff.70v-72r: The patronage of the archbishoprick of York - The collegiate church of Ripon. The list of Ripon prebendaries on f.72r gives the dates of the collation of the manuscript. The latest date for collation of the main body of the text can be deduced from the entry for Henry Cook, 1743, after which are further entries in the hand of Dean Waddilove (dean, 1792-1828) bringing the list up to 1797, and including an entry for Francis Wanley, dean 1750-1791

Administrative / Biographical History

The compiler of the volume has not definitely been identified

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by place-name with headed columns in each section of the lists

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Note

In English

Additional Information

Formerly shelved as XVIII.G.29