Douce, Francis, Keeper of Manuscripts British Museum

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referencedIn Vol. I. xviiith cent.William Upcott: Collection of autograph letters,: 18th, 19th centt.includes:f. 4 Thomas Amyot: Letter to K. Spencer: 1822. f. 6 Robert Shank Atcheson: Letter to J. H. Burn: 1823. f. 7 Barrett: Letter to Messrs. Cadell and Davie..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn VOL. 1. : John Adamson, Feb. 16, 1808, f. 1. John Adolphus, June 23, 25, 1805, f. 3. T. T. Allingham, ff. 7, 10. Thomas Attwood, Mar. 29, 1823, f. 9. Z. A., Oct. 5, 1825, f. 11. Joanna Baillie, Dec. 31, 1804, f. 12. J. Barnes, f. 13. James Bartleman,..., 1785-1828 British Library
referencedIn DOUCE PAPERS. Papers of Francis Douce, F.S.A., relating to work carried out by him as Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1807-1812, viz..-(1) Draft reports to the Trustees and memoranda dealing for the most part with his cataloguing of th... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXII. (ff. 364). July, 1827-1830.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney Cumberland, son of G Cumberland, Senior: Correspondence with his father and mother: 1808-1835, n.d..., 1827-1830 British Library
referencedIn (ff. vi+301). Inserted at ff. i-vi are receipts, etc., relative to the purchase, 1807.includes:f. iv John Caley, FSA; keeper of records: Certificate by, to Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby: 1807.f. vi Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian, British Museum: ... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL PAPERS on Heraldic subjects, collected by Thomas Lloyd. Among them are the following :-Lists of English Peers created in successive reigns, front James I. to Geo III, f. 1 ;-Papers, in the handwriting of Joseph Edmondson, relating to the in..., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn HONE PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Correspondence of William Hone, consisting chiefly of letters addressed to him, with a few from Hone himself; 1801-1840. In two parts (ff. 1-253, 254-497). The names of the writers are given in the Index. Ff. 497. Folio.includ..., 1801-1840 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII. (ff. 303). Ap. 1811-1812.Sydney Cumberland, son of G Cumberland, Senior: Correspondence with his brother George: 1809-1834, n.d.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.George Cumberland,..., 1811-1812 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters addressed to George Ellis, editor of "Specimens of early English Romances," etc.; 1787-1815. The writers are:-1. [Louis Philippe], Comte de Ségur; St. Petersburg, 26 July, 1787. Fr. f. 3. 2. -Caumont [de la Force, Comtesse] de Balb..., 1787-1815 British Library
referencedIn 'A CATALOGUE of all the Manuscripts Bequeathed by the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. to be preserved in the British Museum To which is added a Catalogue of all the other Manuscripts Bequeathed Presented or Purchased to the Present Time by the Rev. Samuel Ay..., 1781 British Library
referencedIn 'Here begynneth the lyfe of Roberte the Deuyll' (so title, f. 1). Beg. 'Lysten lordinges that of marueyles lyke to heare'. Colophon, 'Here endeth the lyfe of Robert the Deuyll'. According to an inserted note, bef. 1797 (f. iii), by F[rancis] D[ouce],... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXI. (ff. 400). July, 1825-June, 1827.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney Cumberland, son of G Cumberland, Senior: Correspondence with his father and mother: 1808-1835..., 1825-1827 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters, etc., addressed to the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin on the publication of his Bibliomania, 1809-1813. Several are published in his Reminiscences (1836). Among the writers, whose names are all given in the Index, areDr. Philip Bliss. ..., 1809-1813 British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 19, 116, 195, 217, 252, 262, 267, 273, 330, 353 Sir Thomas Dereham, 4th Baronet: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1728-1738.f. 3 John Hazler, Cl... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXV. (fr. 311). Undated, A-H.includes:f. 1 G-L-Allen: Letter to G. Cumberland: n.d. f. 3 M-Balchen: Letter to G. Cumberland: n.d. f. 5 Henry Bankes: Letters to G. Cumberland: 1808-1814. f. 7 Edward Bird, artist: Letters to G. Cumberland: 1..., 1748-1835 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XII. (fr. 420). July, 1809-Mar. 1811.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.includes:..., 1809-1811 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II.includes:f. 5 Reverend Gilbert Buchanan: Letters to G. Chalmers: 1786-1812. ff. 7, 14 Samuel Purkis: Letters to G. Chalmers: 1798-1799. f. 8 Campbell, Captain: Letter to G. Chalmers: 1799. f. 11 W-Budge: Letter to G. Chalmers: 1799. f. 1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. 3Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Notes to Ritson's Collections for a general catalogue of Romances. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XX. (ff. 421). 1824-June, 1825.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney Cumberlan..., 1824-1825 British Library
referencedIn ). MISCELLANEOUS papers. Paper ; ff. 178. Folio., 16th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. 336). 1829-1831.includes:ff. 1, 43,62,65,92,97,125,190,321 William Henry Black: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1829-1840.ff. 5, 34, 36, 95, 121, 130, 281 Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Correspondence with Sir F. ..., 1829-1831 British Library
referencedIn (Gr. xxxvii.) ÆSOPIC FABLES : the collection known as that of the " Anonymus Neveleti," here consisting of fifty-eight Fables and two Tales, with a Prologue. In Latin elegiacs; each article having a gloss at the foot. The authorship is here attribute..., 15th century British Library
referencedIn "FIFTY LITERARY LETTERS on the subject of Barnabee's Itinerary, by Richard Brathwait; 1817-1820;" addressed to Joseph Haslewood, editor of the Itinerary, either directly or through Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges and others. The writers are: John Adolphus..., 1817-1825 British Library
referencedIn BIOGRPAHICAL NOTICES by Joseph Hunter, F.S.A. (1783-1861), of certain of his " contemporaries who have gained some celebrity, chiefly in the literary world." Arranged in three classes, according to the period when he first became acquainted with them..., 19th century British Library
referencedIn Reginald Scott, of Smeeth; son of Richard Scott, of Scots Hall, county Kent: "Discovery of Witchcraft," altered and abridged: 17th cent.Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Note on the description of MS. British Library
referencedIn Vol. 1Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Notes to Ritson's Collections for a general catalogue of Romances. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXIII. (IT. 295). 1831-1835.Sydney Cumberland, son of G Cumberland, Senior: Correspondence with his brother George: 1809-1834, n.d.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney C..., 1831-1835 British Library
referencedIn HONE PAPERS, supplementary to Add. MSS. 40108-40122, divided into two main sections, viz.:-A. Correspondence and papers of William Hone, bookseller (d. 1842), 1813-1840, including a draft scheme (ff. 1-3 b) for the reform of Lunatic Asylums in a let..., 1675-1879 British Library
referencedIn 32,479. RUBBINGS Of sepulchral brasses, collected by Francis Douce; arranged topographically.The names of persons and places will be found in the Index. Transferred from the Department of Prints and Drawings.Paper Rolls., 14th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. X. Album of papers and drawings of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, including portraits and photographs of Sir Henry (ff. 15-17, 34-36, 54-57), his wife (f. 19), and father (ff. 20, 21), d..., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf MAURICE PAPERS. Vol. II. Letters chiefly to Maurice; 1800-1823. ff. 148.includes:f. 1 W. W. Lytton: Letter to the Rev. T. Maurice: 1800.f. 4 John Reeves, FRS; naturalist: Letter to [R?] Nares: 1801.f. 6 Richard Paul Jodrell, dramatist: Letter t..., 1800-1823 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVI. (ff. 384). 1817,1818.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney Cumberland, so..., 1817-1818 British Library
referencedIn Vol. III. (ff. 300). 1832.includes:ff. 1, 175 Richard Taylor, printer: Letters to Sir F. Madden: 1832-1847.ff. 3, 39, 49, 159, 227 Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1828-1852.f. 5 Willi..., 1832 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIV. (ff. 363). 1813, 1814.Reverend Richard Denison Cumberland: Correspondence with his brother George: 1772-1825, n.d.George Cumberland, junior, son of G Cumberland, senior: Correspondence of with his father: 1804-1835, n.d.Sydney Cumberland, s..., 1813-1814 British Library
referencedIn PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF THOMAS SHARP, antiquary (b. 1770, d. 1841), chiefly relating to the Coventry Mystery plays; put together in a bound volume after his death by his son-in-law, Thomas Dyer Edwardes (cf. note on f. 221). Other papers of Shar..., 17th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn ROUGH LIST Of Manuscripts belonging to George Capel, 5th Earl of Essex, as offered to the British Museum in Dec. 1808, and ultimately purchased by the Marquis of Buckingham. In the hand of Edward Jeffery, bookseller; and certified by F[rancis] D[ouce... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV. (ff. 371). 1833-1835.includes:f. 1 Joseph Hunter, FRS, FSA, Assistant Keeper of Public Records: Extract of letter to J. G. Nichols: 1833.f. 2 Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy, Deputy-Keeper of the Public Records: Correspondence with Sir F. Madde..., 1833-1835 British Library
referencedIn (ff. 221). Revisions of the descriptions of the Burleigh Papers in the autograph of Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts 1807-1812. See also Add. MS. 42574.Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Notes on the Burleigh Papers by: 1807-18... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. 305). 1823-1828.Reverend Philip Bliss, DD; Registrar of Oxford University: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1825-1856.Henry Petrie, Keeper of the Records in the Tower: Correspondence with Sir F. Madden: 1823-1831.includes:f. 1 James ..., 1823-1828 British Library
referencedIn (Gr. xiii.) ÆSOPIC FABLES, known as " Ysopet-Avionnet eighty-three fables in two parts, the first containing fifty-nine fables of the " Anonymus Neveleti " with five from other sources, the second containing eighteen fables of Avianus with one other ..., 15th century British Library
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Dymchurch, Kent
Dean, Forest of, Gloucestershire
Coventry, Warwickshire
Bewdley, Worcestershire
London, England
Wick, Caithness-shire
Longford Castle, Wiltshire
Chichester, Sussex
London, England
Saffron Walden, Essex
Worcester, Worcestershire
Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire
India, Asia
Uffington, Berkshire
Constantinople, Byzantine empire
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Wittersham, Kent
Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire
Chalk, Kent
Wittenberg, Germany
Hanwell, Middlesex
Greenford, Middlesex
Arreton, Isle of Wight
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