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- [1747x1748] (Creation)
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94 ff. (blank from f. 62 verso) ; 195 x 155 mm.
Vellum over boards; 'a/f' (ink inside back cover).
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bloomsbury Book Auctions; London; Purchased at auction, lot 42; 15 June 2005; 0200505630.
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Scope and content
A manuscript volume, [1747x1748], written by an unidentified scribe, entitled 'A Catalogue of the Representatives in Parliament for the Counties & Boroughs In Wales From the first returns of them A[nn]o 1542 to this present Parliament Conven[e]d A[nn]o 1747' (f. 4), listing the Members of Parliament of all county and borough seats in Wales, with the exception of Monmouthshire and Monmouth (ff. 5-62).
The seats are listed alphabetically by county with MPs then listed chronologically by monarch and regnal year; the Parliaments of the Commonwealth and Protectorate periods are omitted.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Vellum covers torn and partially missing; spine covers lacking, exposing stitching; covers worn and affected by dirt.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23938B.
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
July 2012.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;