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1782 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 'TESTAMENT' REQUIRING THE FACULTY TO UPHOLD IT'S AGREEMENT TO THIS PROFESSOR OF THE 'ANCIEN REGIME'

1782Best.-Nr. 00TP08Paris France 1782. On June 13th 1782 'Docteur rege de la Faculte de Medecine en L'Universite de Paris ancien Proffesseur de les Ecoles.' Etienne Pourfour-de-Petit first hired by the University in 1732 writes the Faculty beseeching that the Faculty honor and uphold his 1760 retirement 'edict'. Superbly interesting document that highlights the struggles of the revolutionary period and transition of power. The Professor obviously a monarchist and of the 'ancien regime' is faced with a new board made up of the rebels. Easily read is a certain disdain to the new Faculty members his deep respect for the Monarch but also an embracing of the new revolutionary ideas. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS 1792-1872. Born in 1792 Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper including cartloads of documents from wastepaper merchants and the entire inventories of booksellers. "I wish to have one copy of every book in the world" he declared to a friend. He very nearly succeeded. His collection ultimately grew to more than 100000 books and at least 60000 manuscripts. As a result of his extravagant purchases Sir Thomas was permanently on the verge of bankruptcy and was constantly pursued by creditors. So many books arrived at his house that it was impossible to unpack his acquisitions much less keep pace with them. Visiting scholars driven to distraction would spend days hunting for an elusive text in the dusty heaps that filled every room. Because Sir Thomas has a morbid dread of fire most of his collection was housed in coffinlike boxes that could be carted away quickly. Visitors to Middle Hill were struck too by the presence of numerous logs a ploy he used to lure beetles away from his books. As Sir Thomas relentlessly pursued his passion the house itself began to crumble and its floors started to sag under the cast weight of hundreds of tons of paper. His neglect of Middle Hill was partly deliberate however. Sir Thomas's chief enemy in life James Halliwell had married his daughter against his wishes. It appears that Halliwell was in Sir Thomas' eyes the worst kind of criminal a book thief who had stolen valuable works from university libraries and even from his father-in-law. Having no sons Sir Thomas was unable to prevent Halliwell from inheriting his estate. To ensure that his detested heir would never receive anything of value Sir Thomas's solution was to allow Middle Hill to fall unto complete disrepair. He even went so far as to chop down and sell for lumber the centuries-old oak trees that lined the majestic mile-long drive to his home. In 1863 Sir Thomas decided to move - in order to accommodate his books. With the aid of 160 men 103 wagonloads of books and papers drawn by 230 horses the books were lumbered from Middle Hill top their new estate in nearby Cheltenham. It is said that for years afterwards the countryside was littered with the remains of carts that had collapsed under the sheer weight of the Phillipps collection. Sir Thomas continues to add to his library until his death in 1872. After Sir Thomas's death his immediate family had no room for his collection. So vast was the library that although individual items and large sections were sold privately or through numerous auction sales the Phillipps collection is still being sold more than a century after the death of its owner. In the course of its sales many treasures have come to light. As late as 1964 part of the long-lost and unique medieval manuscript of the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses appeared and was subsequently reunited with its other half at Magdalen College Oxford. Once destined for destruction as worthless wastepaper this and many other priceless works were saved by the single-minded obsession of the greatest bibliomaniac of all time. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Paperback

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Reports from the Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the.

1801Best.-Nr. 847901801. London 1801. Folio 17" x 11". London 1801. Folio 17" x 11". The Beginning of Systematic State Records in the United Kingdom Great Britain. Parliament. Select Committee on the State of Public Records. Reports from the Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the State of the Public Records of the Kingdom &c. London: Ordered by The House of Lords to be Printed 13th March 1801. 667 pp. Illustrations. Many engraved folding plates. Folio 17" x 11"; 43 x 26.5 cm. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Moderate rubbing and wear to extremities. Light toning to interior occasional light foxing and faint offsetting from plates internally clean. A very good copy. $350. With the Second Report pagenated continal. The Select Committee on the State of Public Records was commissioned by the House of Commons in 1800 to assess the location condition and types of public records in the United Kingdom. Though public record keeping was an important tradition in Britain there had been no comprehensive parliamentary proceedings on the matter since the 1731 Cotton Library fire. Chaired by Charles Abbot a barrister politician and Fellow of the Royal Society and supported by a number of prominent clerks librarians and lawyers the committee began investigating in February and submitted its first report on July 4th 1800. A second report was issued soon after. The committee found that the kingdom's public records covered a significant period of time with some dating to the Domesday Book but that there were serious issues with storage indexing and cataloguing that made them difficult to access and often in danger of succumbing to fire or dampness. It recommended the creation and construction of specialized public record offices the standardization of record keeping and administrative practices and the compilation and printing of indexes and calendars to guide researchers. Both reports were republished at the request of the House of Lords in March 1801. The committee's work led to the establishment of the Record Commissions which would operate from 1800-1837 and produce a number of important publications. These in turn gave way to the Public Record Office now the National Archives of the UK. unknown

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Reports from the Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the.

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Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae & Hibernia. 10 Volumes containing 18 Acts of Parliament from 1764-1775

1764Best.-Nr. 1409240058London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1764-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 18 Acts in 10 Volumes. 4to. 6 volumes bound in paper wraps. 4 volumes bound in quarter brown cloth. Paper boards. Paper title pastedown on front covers. Good binding and cover. Minimal shelfwear. Slight sunning to extremities. Clean unmarked pages. AN ACT TO CONTINUE SEVERAL LAWS RUM OR SPIRITS OF THE BRITISH SUGAR PLANTATIONS BEFORE THE DUTIES OF EXCISE ARE PAID THEREON; AND TO THE FURTHER PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS GOING ARMED OR DISGUISED IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF EXCISE. London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1764. 2 239-242 pp. AN ACT TO IMPOWER THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY TO LAY OUT UPON PROPER SECURITIES A FURTHER SUM OF MONEY Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 455-458pp. AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL TWO SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT MADE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR PAVING CLENSING AND LIGHTING THE SQUARES STREETS AND LANES WITHIN WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2; 527-546 pp. AN ACT TO CONTINUE PREVENT THE FRAUDS AND ABUSES COMMITTED IN THE ADMEASUREMENT OF COALS WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 639-640 pp. AN ACT FOR PUTTING THE ROAD FROM CLARGES STREET TO HYDE PARK CORNER AND FROM THE SOUTH END OF PARK LANE paving cleansing lighting the Squares Streets Lanes and other Places in Westminster. Lon: Baskett 1766. 2 859-864 pp. 5 statutes in 1 volume. Each title page Lon: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR BETTER PAVING THE STREETS SQUARES LANES COURTS ALLEYS WAYS 2 315-352pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN A CLAUSE IN AN ACT OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT FOR BETTER SUPPLYING THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND THE LIBERTIES THEREOF WITH WATER AND FOR BETTER PAVING AND LIGHTING THE SAID CITY 2 355-356pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR BETTER REGULATING THE POOR WITHIN THE CITY OF OXFORD. 2 359-404pp. 4th statute AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PAVING THAT PART OF THE HIGH STREET 2 407-438pp. 5th statute 2 AN ACT TO ENABLE HIS MAJESTY TO LICENCE A PLAYHOUSE IN THE TOWN OF LIVERPOOLE IN THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER. 2 443-444pp. 3 statutes in 1 volume. Each is published Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING WAPPING STREET IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX 2 543-595 i pp. ESTC N57180. 2nd statute AN ACT TO AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL SEVERAL ACTS MADE RELATING TO PAVING CLEANSING AND LIGHTING SQUARES STREETS LANES AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER AND PARTS ADJACENT. 2 599-642pp. ESTC N57181. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING ROSEMARY LANE FROM THE PARISH OF SAINT BOTOLPH 2 647-686 pp page 648 mis-paginated ·684. Page 647 has signing ·8A2 and press figure ·3. 1st line of text last word: Lane 1st word under woodcut letter: ·Cannon. Page 686 last line of text last word: ·thereof. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW BETHNAL-GREEN IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX TO PAY DEBTS ALREADY CONTRACTED in finishing and furnishing their Workhouse and on account of the Poor of the said Parish Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1773. 2 1159-1166pp. AN ACT FOR PAVING REPAIRING LIGHTING AND WATCHING THE STREETS Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1774. 2 575-638pp. ESTC: N57449. 3 statutes in 1 volume each Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1775. Rear cover soiled minor marginal dampstaining mostly to first statute. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING AND FOR PREVENTING NUISANCES AND OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN NEW GRAVEL LANE AND THE SEVERAL STREETS Clerkenwell 2 1411-1447 i pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AND AMEND AN ACT AN ACT FOR THE BETTER RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR WITHIN THE PARISH 2 1451-1462 pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR APPLYING THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR REBUILDING THE OFFICES 2 1467-1476 pp. ESTC records for above statutes include: N56797 N56819 N57171 N57172 N57173 N57175 N57182 N57391 N57577 N57578 N57579. During the period 1700-1840 Parliament passed more than 600 Acts sanctioning local initiatives for improvement and reconstruction. The Acts varied enormously in scope ranging from those dealing with small projects such as the widening of a few central streets to those that dealt with the complete redevelopment of large areas. London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan hardcover

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