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Date(s)
- [16-17 cents]. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
285 pp. (foliated and paginated v ff. + 271 pp. + 2 blank ff.) : paper ; 283 x 189 to 313 x 200. Sewn, without an upper cover, the lower being of limp vellum.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
A manuscript in several hands, including that of Robert Vaughan, comprising Camden's Errors in History Corrected; Jacob Ussher's Antiquities of the British Church; John Leland's Laborious Journey; corrections of the errors in Britannia (1594); and other texts. An envelope contains a loose part of p. 5.
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Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A detailed list of the manuscript's contents may be found in J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), 1096-1097; a description of the manuscript and its Latin text can also be found in Prof. Edward Bensley, Catalogue of Peniarth Manuscripts which are Wholly or Partly in Latin (NLW), p. 30.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Notes area
Note
Formerly Hengwrt MS 98.
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 274 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].