Identity area
Reference code
Crewe MS/27
Title
Warrants for payment authorised by the 1st Marquess of Winchester
Date(s)
- 19th c. (Creation)
- 1562–8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume (33 x 21 cm), containing 50 leaves and 1 loose sheet. Folios 3v, 4v, 18r, 20r, 22r, 24r, 26r, 28r, 30r, and 32r have documents pasted to them, and there are some notes on f. 4v. Half-bound.
Context area
Name of creator
(? 1474/5-1572)
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Some of the paper in this volume is watermarked 1856. An auctioneer’s receipt, dated 8 March 1858, is inserted, which may relate to the contents.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
See the separate descriptions of the contents. On the spine is stamped ‘Marquiss [sic] of Winchester’.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Foliated 1–49, with a loose receipt inserted after f. 49.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The top of the spine is damaged.