Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire.

Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire.

Full title: Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire. : Containing an account of the first introduction and progress of Christianity in that diocese, untill the end of William the Conqueror's reign. Also the description of the situation, fabric, times of endowments of all churches, collegiate, conventual, parochial, or of peculiar jurisdiction ; and of other religious places in that district, and to whose memory they were dedicated. Together with an account of such monuments and inscriptions as are worthy of notice, as well as of the rise, progress, establishment, privileges, and suppression of each order, religious or military, fixed therein. With the catalogues of all the abbots, and other superiors of those places, and of all the patrons, rectors, vicars, cantarists, &c. of each church, chapel, &c. from the earliest account, down to the present time. Collected from the best historians and antient manuscripts in the Bodleyan, Cottonian, and other libraries in London, Oxford, Cambridge, and several cathedrals ; as also from other public records, registers, and chartularies in the Tower and other offices in London, and in the archiepiscopal, episcopal, and deans and chapters, offices in the cathedrals of York, Durham, and Chester, and in private hands, and from parochial registers. with above two thousand copies of original charters and deeds, never yet published. Adorned with copper-plates representing the ichonographies of some of their churches, abbies, ruins, &c. and other curious things worthy of observation. To which is added, a scheme and proposals, in order to form a Society for compiling a complete civil and natural history of the antient and present state of Yorkshire. With a chronographical and topographical description thereof ; and for a set of accurate maps, taken from actual surveys. To this is subjoined a short historical account of the parish of Hemingbrough, as a specimen ; shewing what materials the author has collected toward assisting such a society, according to the above proposals / By John Burton, M.D.

Binder's spine title: Burton's Monasticon Eboracense

John Burton, 1710-1771

York: Printed for the author, by N. Nickson, in Coffee-Yard

M, DCC, LVIII. [1758]

xii, 448, [36] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) : maps, plan ; 40 cm (2°)

Numerous errors in paging.

At foot of p.448: "The end of the first volume"; no more published.

'Proposals for printing by subscription, Monasticon Eboracense' were issued in [1757?]

An appendix was issued in 1759.

With a list of subscribers and an index.

Errata on page xii.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Library copy has contemporary annotations.
Bookplate inside front cover for: Thomas Weld-Blundell.
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

English

folio BR763.Y6 B9 1758
ESTC T153577