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DLT - Leicester-Warren family of Tabley estate - 12th century-20th century

1 - Manorial records

2 - Title Deeds

3 - Wills and Settlements

4 - Legal Case Papers

5 - Estate Management

6 - Household Records

7 - Charity Records

8 - School Records

9 - Ecclesiastical Records

10 - Business Records

11 - Family and Personal Papers

1 - Thomas Leycester [1444-1526]

2 - Peter Leicester [1507-1577]

3 - Peter Leicester [1614-1678]

1 - Peter Leicester's Delinquency Papers - 1646-1649

2 - Letters patent containing the Pardon of King Charles to Peter Leicester of Nether Tabley, co. Chester, in respect of all his conspiracies & rebellions against the King, Parliament and the Realm, restoring him to all his lands and offices. - 28 Nov 1648

3 - Freeing of Sir Peter Lants and security of money - 1637-1649

4 - Letters patent of Charles II appointing Charles count of Derby, Robert sheriff, William Brereton, James Charlton, Robert Milward, Richard Grosvenor, Peter Leicester, Thomas Smyth junior, George Warburton, Philipp Egerton, Robert Cotton knight, Galfridus Whakerley, Peter Venables, Henry Legh, Richard Legh, Thomas Legh of Adlington, Thomas Cholmondeley, Robert Tutton and Thomas Throp commissioners to carry out in the county palatinate of Chester the act of the present parliament for the “Well Governings and regulatinge of Corporations, Barker. - 19 Feb 1662

5 - Peter Leicester's Books

1 - Liber A - 17th century

2 - Booke of Collections, touchinge Bucklow Hundred cited in my notes by the name of Liber B. - 17th century

3 - Antiquities Buckloiniane by Peter Leycester. viz. Collections touching Bucklowe Hundred - 17th century

4 - Liber D - 17th century

5 - Liber E - c1646

6 - Liber G: The Descents or Genealogies of certaine families of the gentry of Bucklow Hundred in the county palatine of Chester anno domini 1665. Proved by deedes records and other good authorities. Collected y the paines and industry of Peter Leycester of Nether Tabley Baronet - 17th century

7 - Liber H - 17th century

8 - Liber K - 17th century

9 - Liber L - 1649

10 - Liber P: Collectiones quadeam tam Duttonorum quam Leicestrorium in agro Cestrensi originem et seriem genealogicam complexae ex antiques chartis utriusque ffamiliae tum ex allis scriptis summa cum diligentia fide ac veritate investigatae et excerptae. Authore Petro Leicester armigero ab utroque stemmate prognato. - 1648

11 - Liber W - 17th century

12 - Liber Y - [1196-1667]

13 - Tomus Primus of the Evidences belonging to Leicester of Tabley - 1677

14 - Tomus Secundus [second volume] of the evidences belonging to Leicester of Tabley - c.1677

15 - Tomus tertius et ultimus of the Evidences belonging to Leicester of Tabley - c 17th century

16 - Book of Evidences IV - c.17th century

18 - Liber Q: Miscellany B.1 13 Acad. Oxon Pulica - n.d.

19 - Small book on the origin of the name of Leicester (P.L.) - n.d.

20 - Chronicle of the Leicester family from Henry III to 1647 - n.d.

21 - Receipt Book of Sir Francis Leicester - n.d.

22 - Book of recipes for wine, salting tongues of bacon, etc. - n.d.

23 - Illuminated address from the tenants to the first George Warren Baron de Tabley, the second to John Byles Leicester Warren - n.d.

24 - Seals and Crosses - n.d.

25 - Historical Manuscripts Commission de Tabley, Tabley? Sir Peter Leycester's collection. A quarto vol - 1671

26 - Liber T - n.d.

27 - Collectanea Mathematica per Petrum Leycester - n.d.

28 - Astronomy - n.d.

29 - Terms belonging to printing and architecture - n.d.

30 - Music

31 - Table of interest then on account with Buclowe hundred and of barons and Bishops of Chester - n.d.

32 - Liber S: Collection of precepts tc, for son made by P Leycester - 1656

33 - Liber O: Calenderium Romanum or an alphabetical catalogue of the Saints mentioned in the calendars of the Romish church, with the day of the month celebrated in memory of the same. Collected by mee Peter Leicester. - n.d.

34 - A manuscript account of the Leicester family from 1290 to the time of Sir Peter Leicester - n.d.

35 - Miscellaneous Booke of Chester done by me [Peter Leycester] - 1671

36 - New Freehold Book of Cheshire made 1671 (132 to the end) concerning the names of all such men who held any freehold lands of inheritance there, and ought to appear at Assizes and quarter sessions - 1671

37 - Liber N: Sir Peter Leycester's Collection called Antiquities of Chester - post 1657

38 - Civil War Materials - 17th century

39 - Letter Book - 1670s-1720s

40 - Old Cheshire Pamphlets - 22 Oct 1813-21 Feb 1814

41 - Boxe and Fettiplace - 17th century

42 - Tabley papers - n.d.

43 - Earl of Strafford and Sir George Radcliffe - [1638-1654] 1896

44 - The copy extract of Sir Thomas Aston od Aston's deeds taken by William Vernon gentleman late of Shakerley in Lancashire - n.d.

46 - Extracts from Collectors Books of the Mise on the creation of the Prince, 21 Henry VI - Sep 1442-1443

47 - A Booke on the Several Charges as given to the Grand Jury at Sundry Quarter Sessions in Cheshire. By mee P. Leycester. - n.d.

48 - Complete Practice. Given to Peter Jackson by the gift of Thomas Jackson - 1682

49 - Collections touching a Court Baron - n.d.

50 - Glossary of legal and antiquarian words by Sir Peter Leycester - 17th century

51 - The Statutes in French from 14 Edward III - 15 Henry VI - 15th century

52 - Accounts - 17th-18th century

53 - Account Book of Grace Nettleton (after the death of Sir Francis Leicester's wife) while she was a housekeeper for her nephew, Francis - 1716

54 - Book of Accounts belonging to P. Leycester - 1642-1678

55 - Sir Peter Leicester's Book of Disbursements - 1648-1678

58 - Collection of early seventeenth century papers - early 17th century

59 - Pedigrees etc. - c1670s

60 - Volume of William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories and Tragedies - 1623

61 - Remonstrance to the House of Peers against Presbytery by Sir Thomas Aston. - 1641

62 - Copy of Sir Peter Leycester's printed work on Cheshire - 1673

63 - Latin Grammar - 1679

64 - Private Prayers of Sir Peter Leycester - c17th century

65 - Two questions concerning the soul of men examined and illustrated by mee Peter Leycester - 1653

66 - Liber R: notes on the gospel of St Matthew (Peter Leycester) - c17th century

67 - Miscellanea of Peter Leycester - n.d.

68 - Poems by Peter Leycester - 1671

69 - The Tragedy of Amourath, 3rd tyrant of the Turkes, as it was publickly presented to the University of Oxford by the students of Christchurch, Mathias's day 1618 - 17th century

70 - Poem to Charles I when he was Prince of Wales by Pierre Mensot - 1614

71 - Old verses concerning the Lord Stanley of Latham in Lancashire - 17th century

72 - Copies of poems - n.d.

73 - Book of poems - 1 Jun 1638

74 - Lives of the English Kings (to Edward IV) - n.d.

75 - First and Second Book of the History of Ieland etc. - n.d.

76 - A compendium of the History of Scotland (ex Buch Anano alusane collection) - n.d.

77 - Welsh Kings: Good advice to all - n.d.

78 - Feodary of Halton - n.d.

79 - Duchy of Lancaster - n.d.

80 - Surveys, extents, rentals - 17th century

81 - Rental of landes of Sir Peter Leicester of Tabley - 1663

82 - A survey of John Leycester's lands, transcribed by Sir Peter Leycester - 1362

83 - Rental of Sir Francis Leicester and an abstract of all the rents due to Peter Leicester of Tabley, Cheshire, payable yearly at feasts of St John the Baptist and St Martin's - 1641-1716

84 - Sir Francis Leicester's calculation of the value of his estate - n.d.

85 - Rental of Sir Peter Leycester - 1663-1669

86 - An alphabetical index or table of all the author's names whose bookes or workes are contained in my study at Tabley for the more speedy findinge of the same shwen and also where every particular booke standes placed therein - 1672

87 - Catalogue of Peter Leycester's library - 17th century

88 - Library catalogue of Sir Peter Leicester and Sir Francis Leicester - 17th century

89 - Historical Antiquities Collections - c.1640-1649

90 - Copy manuscript 'Considerations for repressing the increase of Priests, Jesuits and Recusants, without the drawing of blood, by Sir Robert Cotton and letters etc for the Worship of the Church of England abroad and some papers about the South Sea Schemes' - c.1677

91 - Manuscript and Printed Books.

1-5 - Alphabetical lists of books in library. - n.d.

6 - As described at the bottom of p.46 column 1 and top of p.46 column 2 of H.M.C. Report of 1874. - c.1874

7 - The Lesser Domes=Day=booke - n.d.

8 - Extracts and transcripts from Public Records ‘Cestrescire’ - 19th century

9 - Copies of summons to Parliament - 19th century

10 - Copy of statutes of St John’s College, Cambridge. - 19th century

11 - Tabley Game Book - 1869-1956

12 - List of Deeds - 1891

13 - Miscellaneous manuscripts - 1684-1706

14 - Satirical poems. - n.d

15 - Copies of sermons, speeches etc, labelled ‘Sermons (Italian). Funeral wedding and also astronomy’. - n.d.

16 - Formes of Endictments, which lye before Justices of Peace in their Quarter = Sessions, collected By P.Leicester - 1664

17 - The Contents of the Severall Chapters contained in the Foundation Peece and the Declaration upon Job and Nebuchadnezer - n.d.

18 - Breife Notes Concerning a Justice of Peace for myne owne memory. By mee P/Leicester - 1660

19 - Cases relating to Sessions B1 - n.d.

20 - Miscellanea, including translation of part of Casina a Comedy, memoranda relating to Courts Baron. - n.d.

21 - Epigrams, sermons etc. - n.d.

22 - A Catalogue of the Baronets of this Kingdom of England - 1667

23 - Almanack - 1657

24 - Bible - 1657

25 - Prayer Book with ms. notes - 1664

26 - ‘An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons ... for the Calling of An Assembly of Learned and Godly Divines .... for the settling of the Government and Liturgy of the Church of England’ (Printed 1658) - 1658

27 - ‘Articles Agreed upon by the ...... whole Clergy In the Convocation holden at London in the Year 1562’ (London, 1683) - 1683

28 - ‘Illustrissimi Principis Ducis Cornubiae et Comitis Palatine, &c, Genethliacon’ (Cambridge, 1688) - 1688

29 - ‘Neuwe Biblische Figuren dess Alten und Neuwen Testaments’ (Frankfurt, 1569) - 1569

30 - ‘The First Booke of the History of England’ - n.d

31 - Prayer Book. - 1611

32 - ‘The Christmas Tree’. By Hilda Leicester-Warren (Privately printed, 1926) - 1926

33 - ‘Stories of the Artists : The Netherlands School’. By Margaret Leicester-Warren. - 1929

34 - Do. British Artists - n.d.

35 - Do. The Florentine School. - 1929

36 - Do. Italian Artists. - 1927

37 - Sandersons Sermons. - 1656

38 - ‘Certaine Sermons or Homilies’ (London, 1623) - 1623

44 - ‘The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England’. By Edw. Coke. (London 1644) - 1644

45 - ‘Irene Triumphans : The Address of the British Muse to the Peace-Makers. An Heroick Poem’ By E. Settle (London, 1713) - 1713

46 - ‘Eusebia Triumphs The Hanoverian Succession to the Imperial Crown of England. An Heroick Poem’ by Elkana Settle (London,. 1704) - 1704

47 - ‘A Discoverie of Errours in the first Edition of the Catalogue of Nobility’ By Raphe Brooke (London, 1622) - 1622

48 - ‘The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, (London, 1702) - 1702

49 - Prayer Book with ms. notes. - 1669

50 - Prayer Book. - 1669

51 - Prayer book with ms. notes. - 1662

52 - Leycester’s Antiquities with a few ms. notes. - 1673

53 - Leycester’s Antiquities. - 1673

54 - Leycester’s Antiquities. - 1673

55 - Miscellaneous pamphlets and tracts, beginning with ‘Mrs James Prayer for the Prayer for the Queen and Parliament....’. - 11 Feb 1710

56 - ‘La Science Heroique traitant de la Noblesse, de l’Origine des Armes’ (Paris, 1644) - 1644

57 - Miscellaneous pamphlets and tracts, beginning with Royal Proclamation for bidding Foreign Trade and Commerce. - 1 Mar 1665

92 - Amicia Tracts - 1663-1679

93 - The Descent of the kings of England from the time of the Norman Conquest; collected out of authenic histories by me P[eter] L[eicester]. - 1676

94 - 'A Book of Cheshire Pedigrees transcribed out of the book of John Boothe of Twemlowe such as are by me rectified and exactly true I have so attested under my hand and subscribed my name. The rest are more dubious'. By Peter Leicester. - 1666

6 - Fines on Quakers - 1670s

7 - Sermons preached by Mr Richard Johnson, Werburgh Church, Chester during the 1640's and 1650's and then copied out by Peter Leicester in 1658. - 1658

8 - Notes, letters, poems, song lyrics, an epitaph and speeches relating to religion, historical and political events. - 17th century

4 - Sir Francis Leicester [1674-1742]

5 - Fleetwood Leigh

6 - John Byrne [c1728]

7 - Peter Byrne Leicester [1732-1770]

8 - Sir John Fleming Leicester [1762-1827]

9 - Cottin Correspondence - c1812-1827

10 - George Leicester Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley [1811-1887]

11 - Lady de Tabley (nee de Salis)

12 - John Byrne Leicester-Warren [1835-1895]

13 - Eleanor Leighton Warren [1841-1914]

14 - R. E. Egerton Warburton of Arley Hall: letters and poems to Lord and Lady de Tabley - 1844-1879

15 - William Henry Leicester, late of the Grenadier Guards: papers upon his death relating to his will and accounts. - 1844-1845

16 - Davenport of Worfield - 1774-1871

17 - Cuthbert and Hilda Leicester-Warren. - 1888-1924

19 - Dr Roger Kenyon

20 - Pedigrees and family trees

21 - Miscellaneous Family and Personal Papers

22 - Warren family

23 - William Henry Leicester [1813-1845]

24 - Sir Robert Leicester

25 - Cotton

12 - Official Papers

13 - Maps and Plans

14 - Printed and Pictorial Material