An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk, containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries, churches, chapels, chanteries, and other religious buildings. Also an account of the ancient and present state of all the rectories, vicarages, donatives, and impropriations, their former and present patrons and incumbents, with their several valuations in the kings book, whether discharged or not. Likewise an historical account of the castles, seats, and manors, their present and antient owners, together with the epitaphs, inscriptions and arms, in all the parish churches, and chapels; with several draughts of churches, monuments, arms, antient ruins, and other relicts of antiquity. Collected out of leiger-books, registers, records, evidences, deeds, court-rolls, and other authentic memorials, by Francis Blomefield, rector of Fersfield, in Norfolk. ...
Francis Blomefield (1705-1752)
Category
Books
Date
1739 - 1775
Materials
Place of origin
Fersfield
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3221535
Summary
Bibliographic description
5 v. : ill., coats of arms, geneal. tables ; fol. Former shelfmark: I.7. Vol. 1 only. Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206), lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. William Windham (1717-1761)]. Manuscript former shelfmarks in pencil on front pastedown: "G8" (crossed out) and "J8". Manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on rear pastedown: "R8". Manuscript code or initials on verso of rear fly-leaf: "C. P.". Binding: eighteenth-century quarter-bound sheepskin with marbled paper over boards (rubbed, very worn); sewn on four supports; six raised bands; gilt title and vol. number on spine. Untrimmed edges.
Makers and roles
Francis Blomefield (1705-1752), author Charles Parkin (1689-1765), author