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White Kennett: materials collected for his anonymously published Complete History of England

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.89-90

Scope and Contents

Much of the material concerns James I, the English Civil War and its aftermath. The transcripts were made from the collections of John Nalson LLD, d. 1686, when in the possession of Phillip Williams, Rector of Doddington, Cambs., d. 1719. The classmarks of the originals often appear at the head of the transcripts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1700-1706 (Circa)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

A full list of the collection is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought of Messrs Puttick and Simpson, 31 May 1865, no. 873/2.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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