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WORSLEY
Catalogue reference: WORSLEY
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This record is about the WORSLEY dating from 1520-20th century.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORSLEY
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Title (The name of the record)
- WORSLEY
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1520-20th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records relating to, or collected by, the Worsley family of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight.
The Worsley manuscripts contain many important items relating to the history of the Isle of Wight, including a 16th century cartulary of Carisbrooke Priory. The collection also includes a number of items of national significance, most notably a memoranda of deliveries from Henry VIII's wardrobe, dated 1520-1525, and a series of accounts of the Queen's Privy Purse, 1663-81. There are also items of international interest, including travel journals relating to Europe and the Middle East, 1687-1796, and the letters and accounts of Henry Worsley, Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Portugal, 1714-1723.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lincolnshire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Worsley family of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 61 volumes and 2 folders of loose documents
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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No restrictions.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Records relating to, or collected by, the Worsley family of Appuldurcombe on the Isle of Wight. The records were deposited by the 6th Earl of Yarborough, having come into the possession of his family through the marriage of Charles Andrew Pelham (1st Earl) to Henrietta Bridgeman Simpson, niece and heir at law of Sir Richard Worsley, baronet.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e88f7659-ab83-43f2-855e-2ba55f4c694b/
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