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Archive Print piece

King John. III. iv. 1 - III. iv. 122

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (12)

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Archive Object Item

index tally

c.1500

An oval stone tally with a hole through the top part. Described as "Late Babylonian, about 6th century B.C., referring to gold. " Described in a note as from Nebuchadnezzar's Library, but now not tho...

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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)
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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Elizabeth (?) holding a book and a candle; St Clement I holding an anchor; St Catherine of Alexandria holding a spiked wheel and a palm branch; and St. An...

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King David and the Judgement of Solomon (fol. 197r)
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King David and the Judgement of Solomon (fol. 197r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'B' encloses a scene of King David playing his harp. The other initial 'B' encloses the scene of the judgement of Solomon, in which Solomon commands a soldier to divide a living child in two. ...

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[*]1v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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F3v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Exemplification of fine

19 Jun 1667

1. Christopher Brown, plaintiff 2. Giles Whittacre and Eleanor his wife, Francis Lister clerk and Jane his wife, Robert Trewman and Alice his wife, deforciants Property: three messuages and lands ...

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[Lögbok Íslendinga, hueria saman hefur sett Magnus Noregs Kongr, lofligrar minningar, so sem hans Bref og Formale vottar. Yferlesin epter þeim riettustu & ellstu Løgbokū sem til hafa feingizt, og prentud epter bon og forlage heiðarligs mans Jons Jons sonar lögmans]

Magnus King of Norway (1238-1280); Iceland

[1580]

Wanting: title-page (title taken from B.M. 'Catalogue of books printed in Iceland', 1885) and all after sig. Kkvi). The 1580 issue with minor corrections and variants from the issue of 1578 througho...

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Assignment of the manor of North Duffield for the residue of a term of 51 years

10 May 1614

1 Sir William Constable of Flamborough, Baronet; Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton, knight, one of the King's privy councillors; Sir Ferdinando Fairfax , knight, son and heir apparent of Sir Thomas; and W...

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Deed listing lands in Stockeld and Spofforth given in exchange for lands in Follyfoot

8 Mar 1444

Detailed indented terrier of lands granted by Thomas Buktroute and Alice his wife to William Middilton; field names given

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