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John Hughes of Quinton, antiquary

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'A collection of things in Antiquity, History, Philosophy and in other Arts and Sciences'. Manuscript compilation by John Hughes, with continuation by John Jordan of Stratford. includes: chronology of English kings (p.4) baptisms, marriages and burials of the Shakespeare family (p. 11) notes on the etymology of Gloucester place-names from Atkyn's Gloucestershire, 2nd edition (p.17) bibliography of topographical histories (p.84) etymology of surnames of the Peerage of England (p.151) customs of Rowington manor (p.204) pedigrees of the families of Ayshcombe (p.3), Wykeham (p.17), Freeman of Hidcote (p.109), and Rutter (p.121) some of John Jordan's drawings are also included. Contents page at end

  • Finding No

    DR146

  • Date

    1774

  • Extent

    1 folio volume

  • Status

    open

  • Level

    collection

  • Associated people

    Hughes, John

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DR177:'A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, collected from various authors' : a manuscript compilation by John Hughes of Quinton, antiquary DR71: Volume containing copies of documents, with notes and memoranda, compiled by John Hughes of Quinton, and dated on the title page