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A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 6. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1959.

'Principal sources used', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 6, (London, 1959) pp. xxii-xxiii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol6/xxii-xxiii [accessed 26 April 2024]

LIST OF THE CLASSES OF PUBLIC RECORDS USED IN THIS VOLUME WITH THEIR CLASS NUMBERS


Chancery

C 1	Proceedings, Early
C 2	Proceedings, Series I
C 3	Proceedings, Series II
C 5	Proceedings, Six Clerks' Series, Bridges
C 33	Decrees and Orders, Entry Books
C 43	Pleadings on Common Law Side, Rolls Chapel Series
C 47	Miscellanea
C 54	Close Rolls
C 60	Fine Rolls
C 66	Patent Rolls
C 78	Decree Rolls
C 93	Proceedings of Commissioners for Charitable Uses, Inquisitions and Decrees
C 132	Inquisitions post mortem, Series I: Hen. III
C 133	Edw. I
C 134	Edw. II
C 135	Edw. III
C 136	Ric. II
C 137	Hen. IV
C 139	Hen. VI
C 140	Edw. IV and Edw. V
C 141	Ric. III
C 142	Inquisitions post mortem, Series II
C 145	Miscellaneous Inquisitions
C 146	Ancient Deeds, Series C
Court of Common Pleas
C.P. 25	(1) Feet of Fines, Series I
C.P. 25	(2) Feet of Fines, Series II
C.P. 26	(1) Notes of Fines
C.P. 40	Plea Rolls
C.P. 43	Recovery Rolls
Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt
E 32	Forest Proceedings
E 40	Ancient Deeds, Series A
E 41	Ancient Deeds, Series AA
E 106	Extents of Alien Priories
E 134	Depositions by Commission
E 150	Inquisitions post mortem, Series II
E 164	Miscellaneous Books, Series I
E 178	Special Commissions of Enquiry
E 179	Subsidy Rolls, &c.
E 210	Ancient Deeds, Series D
Exchequer, Augmentation Office
E 308	Fee Farm Rents, Particulars of sale
E 315	Miscellaneous Books
E 318	Particulars for Grants of Crown Lands
E 326	Ancient Deeds, Series B
Exchequer, Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
E 368	Memoranda Rolls
E 372	Pipe Rolls
Exchequer, Office of the Auditors of Land Revenue
L.R. 2	Miscellaneous Books
Home Office
H.O. 107	Census, Population Returns
H.O. 129	Census, Ecclesiastical Returns
Justices Itinerant
Just. Itin. 1	Assize Rolls, Eyre Rolls, &c.
Duchy of Lancaster
D.L. 7	Inquisitions post mortem
D.L. 29	Ministers' Accounts
D.L. 30	Court Rolls
D.L. 42	Miscellaneous Books
D.L. 43	Rentals and Surveys
Court of Queen's Bench
K.B. 27	Coram Rege Rolls
Special Collections
S.C. 2	Court Rolls
S.C. 6	Ministers' Accounts
S.C. 11	Rentals and Surveys, Rolls
Court of Requests
Req. 2	Proceedings
Court of Star Chamber
Sta. Cha. 2	Proceedings
State Paper Office
S.P. 16	State Papers Domestic, Chas. I

LIST OF PRINCIPAL BODLEIAN LIBRARY MANUSCRIPTS USED IN THIS VOLUME


Oxon. Dioc. Pp.

d.d. Dashwood (Oxon.)	Dashwood family papers about Bicester and Kirtlington
d.d. Valentia	Valentia family papers about Bletchingdon and Hampton Poyle
b 6–18	Parochial returns to bishop's queries, 1793–1824
b 21–23	Oxford diocesan registers, 1737–1868
b 29–36	Parochial returns to bishop's queries, 1814–27
b 37	Bishops' visitations, 1778–87
b 38, 39, 41	Bishops' visitations, 1831, 1834, 1838
b 70	Returns of church, rectory, and school buildings, 1860
c 21–31	Attestations and depositions in ecclesiastical courts, 1570–1694
c 66–76	Presentations to livings, 17th–19th centuries
c 155	Value of livings, 1675–1874
c 264	Oxford diocesan register, 1604–23
c 266	Oxford diocesan register, 1699–1736
c 273	Churchwardens' presentments, 1842–8
c 327	Diocese book, 1778–1808
c 332, 341, 344	Bishop's visitations, 1866, 1875, 1878
c 430–2	Return of recusants, 1682–1706, 1767–80
c 433	Return of schools, 1815
c 434–5	Register of faculties, 1737–1827
c 446	Papers about Queen Anne's Bounty
c 448–9	Terriers, early 19th century
c 454–6	Faculty papers, c. 1660–1850
c 643–7	Certificates of dissenting meeting houses, 1731–1852
c 650–64	Episcopal correspondence, 1635–1854
d 14–16	Depositions and attestations in ecclesiastical courts, 1543–93
d 105–6	Oxford diocesan register, 1543–69, 1660– 1702
d 178	Bishop Wilberforce's diocese book, 1854– 64
d 179	Bishop's visitation, 1857
d 549	Diocese book, 1807–12
d 552–65	Bishop's visitations, 1738–74 (that of 1738, d 552–5, now printed in Oxon. Record Soc.)
d 566–81	Bishop's visitations, 1802–23
d 707	Return of schools, 1808
d 708	Bishop Fell's diocese book, c. 1685
Oxf. Archd. Pp. Oxon.
b 22–27	Miscellaneous papers about Oxfordshire parishes
b 40–41	Terriers, 17th century
c 2–27	Liber actorum of archdeacon's court, 1566–1761
c 35–44	Archdeacon's articles of enquiry, 1837–68
c 46–115	Churchwardens' presentments, 1730–1844
c 118	Depositions in ecclesiastical courts, 1616–20
c 141–2	Terriers
c 153	Archdeacon's visitation book, 1792–1802
d 13	Archdeacon's visitation book, 1756–9
MS. Top. Oxon.
a 37–39	Oxfordshire drawings, 18th and 19th centuries
a 42	Oxfordshire sketches, 18th and 19th centuries
a 64–69	Drawings by J. C. Buckler and J. Buckler
b 75	Historical notes on Oxfordshire churches and parishes
b 86–87	Papers about Hampton Poyle, 16th–17th centuries
b 121, 178–91, 210	Papers about the Earl of Abingdon's estates, 18th–19th centuries
b 220	Descriptions and drawings of Oxfordshire churches, c. 1808
c 42–68	Historical collections relating to Oxfordshire by W. H. Turner, c. 1865–70
c 103–5	Papers about Oxfordshire church restorations, mainly 1860–70
c 112	Memoranda about Islip by W. Vincent, rector, 1807
c 165–7	Oxfordshire monumental inscriptions and extracts from parish registers, by Col. J. L. Chester, c. 1880
c 307	Collections of Sir John Peshall, mid-18th century
c 328/1–4	Papers about Hampton Gay manor, 16th– 20th centuries
c 381	Survey of the Earl of Abingdon's estates, 1728
c 398	Transcripts of charters of Bicester, Clattercote, Littlemore, and Studley Priories
d 90	Notes on church restorations, c. 1892
d 171	Collections of C. Richardson, early 19th century
d 351	Enquiry into lands of Oxfordshire recusants, 1700
d 460	List of medieval incumbents and presentations from the Lincoln registers and other sources prepared by Florence E. Thurlby and the Oxfordshire V.C.H. staff
MS. Top. Gen.
e 23	Tours of R. Gough, c. 1760–80
MS. Wills Oxon.	Oxfordshire wills, 1543–19th century