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Total number of records: 9029
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 7495 |
| Brotherton Collection | 971 |
| Medieval Manuscripts | 624 |
| Quaker Collection | 82 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 69 |
| Ripon Cathedral | 32 |
| Joseph Wood Collections | 7 |
| Cookery Collection | 7 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 7 |
| English Literature | 3 |
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Higgin, Anthony | 18 |
| Catholic Church | 16 |
| Colvil, Samuel (1640-1680) | 9 |
| Fairfax, Charles Colonel (1597-1673) | 6 |
| Wentworth, William 2nd Earl of Strafford (1626-1695) | 5 |
| Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax Baron (1584-1648) | 4 |
| Fairfax, Henry | 4 |
| Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Baron (1612-1671) | 4 |
| Porphyry | 4 |
| Theon of Alexandria | 4 |
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COUNTERPART LEASE FOR 21 YEARS
8 Jul 1609
1. John Towneley of Hyrstwood, Lancashire 2. John Brooke of Littlecargreene of Dalton, chapman
GRANT AND PRECEPT
28 Aug 1599-17th century
1. John Hyndesley of Foggthorpe and his son John 2. John Clarke of Warter and his son Robert
LETTERS PATENT OF PHILIP AND MARY CONFIRMING PRIVILEGES TO THE ARCHBISHOPS OF YORK
1557
Priviledges relating to treason, assizes, gaol delivery, seizure of forfeited goods, treasure trove, collection of fines and amercements, markets, prisons in Beverley and Ripon, free waren in their de...
PHOTOCOPY OF RENTAL OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY
(1496-1497)
With transcript in Latin. Original is WYAS: Leeds, Vyner MSS5458.
PHOTOCOPY OF A SURVEY OF THE GRAVESHIP OF HOLME IN THE MANOR OF WAKEFIELD
(1559-1602)
Gives tenant's names, acreagaes and rents for Holme, Cartworth, Upperthing, Scholes, Austonley, Hepworth, Wooldale and Fulstone
PHOTOCOPY OF A LETTER FROM CHARLES FAIRFAX AT MENSTON TO MR NICHOLAS DENMAN, MAYOR OF HULL
(1645)
Relating to the plague in Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford and Halifax. Gives details of numbers of dead in various townships. With transcript. Original is in Hull City Record Office L402
CLARKE THORNHILL COLLECTION (ADDITIONAL) PAPERS REGARDING PRIESTHORPE IN THE PARISH OF CALVERLEY
1630-1698
Comprising mainly extracts from court rolls of the manor of Crosley, Bingley and Pudsey
COLLECTION OF YORKSHIRE PLANS AND DRAWINGS [SOME PHOTOCOPIES]
1644
including, Great Kelk (1839), Leeds showing Hopitaller crosses n.d., order of battle at Marston Moor (1644), Scosthrop pa Kirkby Malham (19 cent), aisled buildings in Yorkshire and East Lancashire 1...
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SEWERS
1615-1637
Commissions of sewers for the North Riding, 1615 Commissions of sewers for Pickering Lythe wapentake, 1637