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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society47
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Pimpernels (fol. 153v)
Archive Piece

Pimpernels (fol. 153v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

7-line foliate initial 'O' infilled with small pink pimpernel-type flowers.

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Hugh of Mazijnghem (fol. 153v)
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Hugh of Mazijnghem (fol. 153v)

[1450-1475]

A suppliant, named (over an erasure) as Hugh of Mazijnghem (the second owner of the manuscript), is depicted kneeling in prayer in front of a small altar covered with a green cloth, on which a book li...

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Archive Print piece

Coriolanus. IV. vi. 46 - IV. vi. 153

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (24)

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Archive Print piece

The Winter's Tale. I. II. 44 - I. ii. 153

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (278)

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Archive Print piece

As You Like It. III. ii. 153 - III. ii. 298

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (196)

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 140-3

Issuer/creator: Antoninus Pius (138-61)

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Archive Object Item

arrowhead

No date

An Oxo cubes tin containing a stone arrowhead.

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Archive Collection

DEEDS RELATING TO COWICK, DALTON AND ELSEWHERE

14th century-15th century

Relating to Cowick, Dalton [parish of Topcliffe], Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Sessay, Snaith, Terrington, Whitley [parish of Kellington] and York

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Title: A dialogue between the K--g, Benting & Sun-------d. 1697

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1697 (title)

Manuscript: Lt q 38

Contents: Satire in which William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, Robert Spenser, Earl of

Sunderland, and William III discuss Louis XIV's proposals for peace between

England and France.

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A man and a monster (fol. 27r)
Archive Piece

A man and a monster (fol. 27r)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man holding an open book, and a grotesque with a man's head on a lion's body holding twigs bundled together.

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Archive Item

Feoffment in trust

(7 Sep 1626)

By Roger Grene to James Armitage and John Grene, both of Thickhollins, yeomen, to the use of Roger's daughter Helen, in consideration of a marriage planned between her and Godfrey Hirst, son of John H...

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Archive Item

Gift

22 Oct 1333

1. Henry le Barker of Couwik 2. Alexander son of Thomas de Crideling and Agnes his wife

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