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Total number of records: 46673

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items19643
Archives11020
People and organisations7085
Coins5292
Indexes3358
Textiles207
Objects60
Art items8

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection11985
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society9417
Coin Collection5287
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3405
Quaker Collection2630
English Literature2368
Ripon Cathedral1796
Incunabula1417
Medieval Manuscripts758
Cookery Collection340

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
society of friends1004
theology231
sermons, english214
quaker church buildings214
saints211
popish plot, 1678151
christian life144
theology, doctrinal144
church and state140
dissenters, religious130

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain1373
Rome1066
Alexandria, Egypt218
France197
Antioch, Syria194
Egypt174
Constantinople171
Trier145
Arles114
Sisak113

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Anonymous1188
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)985
Wodehouse, Sir Philip631
Catholic Church464
Society of Friends425
Great Britain. Parliament384
Fox, George (1624-1691)380
Church of England358
Great Britain302
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)265

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From 2001098
From 300943
From 400114
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From 600137
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Archive Collection

Archive Collection

Archive Collection

Archive Collection

LEASE FOR FORTY YEARS

1 Jun 1674

1. Henry Mars, clerk, Subchanter and Keeper of Beddern College, York, and his bretheren the vicars choral of the cathedral church of St Peter of York 2. Elizabeth Pimbley of the city of York, innhold...

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'THE CHARACTER OF HOLLAND' BY ANDREW MARVELL, BROADSHEET PRINTED IN YORK BY STEPHEN BULKLEY

1665

A rare possibly unique, local printing. The ending differs from other published versions.

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PHOTOCOPY OF A DEED RELTING TO PROPERTY IN MIDDELTON [PARISHI OF ROTHWELL]

(1420)

Also abstract in English, 1983. Original is Northumberland Record Office ZBG 8/7.

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DEEDS RELATING MAINLY TO SNAITH AREA

14th century-16th century

Also for Dalton [parish of Topcliffe], Great Broughton, Chevet, and Sessay

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Archive Collection

PHOTOGRAPH OF LETTER RELATING TO MILITARY SITUTATION DURING THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

(20 Nov 1643)

Letter written at Thornton by the parliamentarian John Lambart to Mr Rymer. Requesting assistance and long awaited help from Scotland. Also transcript and note regarding provenance.

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PHOTOCOPIES OF PAYTHORNE MANORIAL COURT BOOK 1588-1606 AND PAYTHORNE MILL ACCOUNT 1655-1656

(1588-1656)

The Lord of the Manor of Paythorne [near Gisburn] was Thomas Walmesley

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