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Total number of records: 2425

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items2317
Archives106
Art items1
Textiles1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection657
English Literature386
Quaker Collection196
Ripon Cathedral60
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society48
Incunabula8
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4
Medieval Manuscripts4
Cookery Collection3
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
churches, quaker76
sermons, english50
mineralogy37
natural history37
popish plot, 167829
church and state23
persecution22
church history20
encyclopedias and dictionaries20
freedom of religion18

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain310
Corsica (France)15
Sardinia (Italy)15
Sicily (Italy)15
France14
Spain11
London (England)9
Ireland7
Belgium6
Europe6

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Society of Friends331
Great Britain. Parliament205
Fox, George (1624-1691)144
Great Britain144
Burrough, Edward (1634-1662)71
Debrett, John (1822)45
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)45
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)45
Church of England44
Hawkesworth, John (1715?-1773)44

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From 13007
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From 150029
From 16001110
From 17001258
From 20001

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Up to 1991
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Up to 17991282

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Flight into Egypt (fol. 98r)
Archive Piece

Flight into Egypt (fol. 98r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child make their way to Egypt through a hilly landscape, Mary and Christ seated on an ass. On the background one of Herod's soldiers is questioning a farmer by a...

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Mary Ewart to Rev John Ewart [No address]. Monday morning, [c1753 ?] Family news.

1753

1 Page. (Contains several drafts of John Ewart's poems, in his hand.).

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Quitclaim

18 Sep 1605

1. Richard Richardson of Northbrierley, son and heir apparent of Nicholas Richardson of Tinge, yoeman 2. William Goodale of Tonge

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Bond

1 Mar 1663

William Elsley of Middleton, Yeoman, to keep conditions in pair of indentures between William Elsley and William Isles of Cheam, yeoman. In £600

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Letter to Ralph Thoresby from John Strype, Low Leyton, Essex

21 Mar 1709/10

Regarding seals and Archbishop Grindal's life

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Mr Henry Counthurst

1699-1720

Includes an account of land and properties of Hen. Counthurst, notes re a marriage setllement of Dorothy daughter of Mr John Wilson of Eshton. no date post 1699. A copy of a note and some accouns, let...

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Gift with warranty

[Mid 14th century]

1. Henry son of Robert son of Camina de Couwicke 2. John Gilmin of Snayt and Alice his wife Grant of one selion of land in Oxenhaghe in the west field of Snaith lying between the land of John Brun...

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