Catalogue of the important collection of manuscripts, from Stowe. Which will be sold by auction, by messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby & co., 11th June, 1849, and 7 following days1849 |
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... Bishop of Carlisle . ( Lot 711 ) . Mr. Secretary Coventry's State Papers in the reign of Charles the Second . ( Lot . 710 ) . Mr. Secretary Stanhope's Dispatches , and Correspondence ( Lot 385 ) with the Ministers of King William the ...
... Bishop of Carlisle . ( Lot 711 ) . Mr. Secretary Coventry's State Papers in the reign of Charles the Second . ( Lot . 710 ) . Mr. Secretary Stanhope's Dispatches , and Correspondence ( Lot 385 ) with the Ministers of King William the ...
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... Bishop of Ossory . David and Absalom , a Tragedy . 665 BAMPTON'S Straits . Journal of the Ship Chesterfield through , in 1793 . BARBER , Thomas . Art of Heraldry . 919 784 BARKER , Sir Christopher . Alphabet of Arms , 1536 . 790 BASTILE ...
... Bishop of Ossory . David and Absalom , a Tragedy . 665 BAMPTON'S Straits . Journal of the Ship Chesterfield through , in 1793 . BARBER , Thomas . Art of Heraldry . 919 784 BARKER , Sir Christopher . Alphabet of Arms , 1536 . 790 BASTILE ...
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... Bishop Bateman's Statutes for , 52. 328 756 1558-72 . 838 CALDWELL , Colonel Hume , Life of 489 CALENDAR . A Monthly Calendar for 1420 , and written in that year . 117 CAMBRIDGESHIRE . References to Documents for the Topography of 807 ...
... Bishop Bateman's Statutes for , 52. 328 756 1558-72 . 838 CALDWELL , Colonel Hume , Life of 489 CALENDAR . A Monthly Calendar for 1420 , and written in that year . 117 CAMBRIDGESHIRE . References to Documents for the Topography of 807 ...
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... Bishop of . Collection of Original Letters addressed to him by Literary Men and Antiquaries , from 1743 to 1764 . 711 839 CATHERINE Hall , Cambridge . Statutes of CHANCELLOR , Lord . Miscellaneous Documents relating to the Office of 811 ...
... Bishop of . Collection of Original Letters addressed to him by Literary Men and Antiquaries , from 1743 to 1764 . 711 839 CATHERINE Hall , Cambridge . Statutes of CHANCELLOR , Lord . Miscellaneous Documents relating to the Office of 811 ...
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... Bishops of England . An Original Declaration in favour of Henry the Eighth's Power in Ecclesiastical Affairs . CRESTS , English and Scotch . 346 527 CROMWELL , Oliver . Original Secret Article of Treaty with France , for the Expulsion ...
... Bishops of England . An Original Declaration in favour of Henry the Eighth's Power in Ecclesiastical Affairs . CRESTS , English and Scotch . 346 527 CROMWELL , Oliver . Original Secret Article of Treaty with France , for the Expulsion ...
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