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Total number of records: 736

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items586
Archives74
Indexes46
People and organisations30

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection575
Incunabula266
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse47
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society44
English Literature37
Medieval Manuscripts19
Ripon Cathedral5
Quaker Collection2
Letters Database2
Cookery Collection2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)19
popish plot, 167815
books of hours10
sermons, latin7
canon law6
courts baron and courts leet5
apologetics5
naseby (england), battle of, 16454
astronomy4
writs4

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain140
Yorkshire (England)12
London (England)11
York (England)4
France4
Hull (England)3
Florence (Italy)3
Europe3
Wakefield (England)3
North Yorkshire (England)2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)265
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton235
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Baron (1612-1671)77
Great Britain. Army67
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax56
Great Britain. Parliament52
Great Britain47
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-167133
Granville, George; Baron Lansdowne26
Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax Baron (1584-1648)25

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Earliest dateCount
From 11002
From 13002
From 1400276
From 150044
From 1600406

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Latest dateCount
Up to 11992
Up to 13992
Up to 1499271
Up to 159935
Up to 1699426

Archive Sub-collection

Court Baron and estreat roll

7 Oct 1619

Cavelton (A) View of Frankpledge and Court Baron of Robert Barton Esq. and William Rosse gent, lords of various manors, held by their agreement. Names of free tenants, tenants at will and jurors. Off...

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Court Baron and estreat roll

16 Oct 1639

Cawton. (A) View of Frankpledge with Court Baron of Ralph Salven Esq. Names of free tenants, tenants at will, residents and jurors. Offences. (B) Estreat Roll for the same court.

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