Papers of William Lloyd

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. th. b. 3, c. 76-90
  • Dates of Creation
    • 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 16 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers of William Lloyd, consisting of:

  • Chronological tables for the years 1450-79, 1490-9, 1540-79, in the hand of an amanuensis
  • Fifteen commonplace books, second half of 17th century, in shorthand, each with an index

Administrative / Biographical History

William Lloyd (1627-1717) was Bishop of Worcester. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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 papers were bought from Winifred A. Myers in 1972.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 46534-49.