14th- and 15th-century documents, including an inventory of Richard II, 1378, and Royal Household and Wardrobe receipts, 1431-61, collected by the Thomas Martin, originally guarded into a folio volume, with later transcripts.
Thomas Martin Collection
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. hist. b. 229, c. 774-5; Ch. Suffolk 1579, Ch. England 19-53
- Dates of Creation
- 14th, 15th and 19th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 39 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomas Martin (1697-1771) was a Suffolk antiquary.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The collection was bought from Sotheby's in 1975.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Custodial History
The collection, owned by Craven Ord, was lot 1014 in the sale of his MSS., R.H. Evans, 25 Jan. 1830.