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41 medieval deeds, bringing to 84 the number recovered of the 97 once known to have existed

A very diverse collection, contains 38 deeds relating to Lichfield 1307 - 1607 with important topographical information and six Leveson family deeds to complement the Leveson-Gower papers already in the Record Office

A collection of 152 charters, many relating to Tattingstone and Bentley

Cobbold was rector of Wortham in Suffolk and spent years writing up a perceptive account of the lives characters and habitations of his parishoners, 100 of whom are depicted in these two volumes. Illustrated in AR

190 leaves with 6 magnificent full page miniatures together with a large Beatus initial occupying a whole page. The paintings appear to show the influence of Matthew Paris and the school of St Albans Abbey

Published by the authors at Shelsley, Kew Gardens and bound by Gilbert Redgrave in brown morocco, stamped in blind with an elaborate border and centre panel showing a bird in each corner and a wreath of flowers in the centre. Presented by CER Clarabut

A most important collection of papers, spanning Haigs entire military career, from exercise books used at Staff College to the personal diary he kept throughout the First World War.

Heavily annotated by the antiquary William Stukeley both on maps and plates and in the margins, noting local finds of Roman coins etc in Lincolnshire. Illustrated in AR at item 4

First German edition, translated by Luthers enemy Hieronymus Emser, printed at Dresden by Wolfgang Stokel

Second edition, published at The Hague. Contains an account of the education of children in France, a matter of particular concern to Locke. The library also acquired Fontenelles Entretiens sur la pluralit des mondes, 1686, H& L 1151