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Total number of records: 40575

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Books and printed items19636
Archives11331
People and organisations5302
Indexes3359
Coins850
Objects57
Textiles32
Art items8

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Brotherton Collection12320
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society9417
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3402
Quaker Collection2623
English Literature2365
Ripon Cathedral1787
Incunabula1417
Coin Collection850
Medieval Manuscripts755
Cookery Collection340

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SubjectCount
society of friends1004
theology232
sermons, english214
quaker church buildings212
saints211
popish plot, 1678151
christian life145
theology, doctrinal143
church and state140
dissenters, religious130

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Great Britain1373
France196
Rome143
Europe96
Italy70
London (England)67
Derby58
Netherlands48
Scotland44
Yorkshire (England)44

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Anonymous1188
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)985
Wodehouse, Sir Philip631
Catholic Church464
Society of Friends422
Great Britain. Parliament384
Fox, George (1624-1691)378
Church of England358
Great Britain303
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)266

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Archive Collection

CARTULARIUM ACASTRENSE VOLUME 1

1282-1518

A collection of charters bound together in a case. They relate principally to lands, etc., in Acaster Malbis, but there is a deed relating to Chevermunt, and another to Bishopthorpe. Four of the chart...

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SHERIFF'S TOURN FOR HEDON

1457-8

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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

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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

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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...

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PHOTOCOPY OF RENTAL OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY

(1496-1497)

With transcript in Latin. Original is WYAS: Leeds, Vyner MSS5458.

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RALPH THORESBY'S CORRESPONDENCE, VOLUME 6

1679-1696

Microfilm copy available.

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PHOTOCOPY OF THE CARTULARY OF ST AGATHA'S ABBEY, EASBY

(13th century-16th century)

The charters are arranged in sections according to places and subjects, following the arrangement of the originals in the abbey muniment chests. Compiled c1281, but with many later additions. Original...

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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

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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

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