Holdings of Lambeth Palace Library

Later manuscripts (MSS. 1222-)

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MSS. 1222-1860

These manuscripts continue the numerical series and have been acquired mainly between the publication of the Library's first catalogue by H.J. Todd in 1812 and 1970.

The series includes the household book of Anne Cranfield, countess of Middlesex, 1622 (MS. 1228), statutes and other records of various hospitals in Surrey and Kent (1354, 1410-14) and of the cathedrals of Durham and St. Paul's (1500, 1515), papers of Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd bart. (1389-94), of Robert Mylne, surveyor of St. Paul's cathedral, 1764-1801 (1489), of the Rev. William Beauvoir, 1715-21, especially on relations with the Gallican Church (1552-8), of Francis Lee, M.D., and Dr. John Lee, ecclesiastical lawyer (1559-60), of Joshua Watson, 1802-52 (1562), of Edmund Gibson, bishop of London, 1699-1737 (1741-3) [see A2A website], of Francis Horsley, half-brother of Samuel Horsley, bishop of St. Asaph, 1785-1818 (1768-9).

19th century papers include the collections of F.A. White concerning Pére Hyacinthe Loyson, rector of the Gallican Catholic Church (1472-82), of Baroness Burdett-Coutts on the colonial Church, 1842-76 (1374-88), of the Rev. Samuel Augustus Barnett, vicar of St. Jude, Whitechapel (1463-6), of the Rev. Charles Pourtales Golightly (1804-11), of Sir Lewis Dibdin, ecclesiastical lawyer (1586-9), and of Christopher Wordsworth, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles Wordsworth, bishop of St. Andrews, Christopher Wordsworth, bishop of Lincoln, and John Wordsworth, bishop of Salisbury (1396-401, 1822-4).

Also included are diaries of Bishop Williams, 1689 (1774), Archbishop Wake, 1705-25 (1770), Sir Walter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne, 1851 (1771), William Ewart Gladstone, 1825-96 (1416-55); collections of Francis Eeles (mainly liturgical) (1501-31), and of Claude Jenkins, former Lambeth Librarian and regius professor of ecclesiastical history, Oxford (1590-679); and records of the suffragan bishops of Fulham, including transcript registers for the Anglican church at Danzig, 1706-1811 (1847-60), of the Church Congresses, 1864-1932 (1781-2), of the Parochial Mission Women's Association, 1862-1916 (1682-93), and of the Wye Book Club, Kent, 1755-1886 (1694-1700); surveys of schools in Salisbury, 1808, and Derbyshire, 1841 (1732, 1799); and registers for Anglican churches in Shanghai and Shantung, 1849-1951 (1564-84, 1761-4).

Bill, E.G.W. A catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, MSS. 1222-1860, (Oxford, 1972).

The mediaeval manuscripts (MSS. 1503-14, 1681) are included in the World Microfilms Publications Lambeth Palace Library: the Mediaeval Manuscripts.

MSS. 1861-2340

MSS. 1861-1906 (Selborne Papers)

Bill, E.G.W. Catalogue of the papers of Roundell Palmer (1812-1895), first earl of Selborne (1967).

MSS. 1907-2340

Later manuscripts include papers of Robert Mylne, surveyor of St. Paul's cathedral, 1752-98 (2027), sermons and other writings of the Rev. Thomas Brett, nonjuror (2179-83, 2219-21), diaries and memoranda of Beilby Porteus, bishop of London, 1777-1809 (2098-106), papers of William Howley, archbishop of Canterbury, 1766-1848 (2184-213), letters and sketches by the Rev. S.R. Maitland on his continental tour, 1828 (1943).

Also included is correspondence of Richard Whately, archbishop of Dublin, 1810-62 (2164), of G.F.P. Blyth, bishop in Jerusalem, 1887-1914 (2227-37), of Charles Wordsworth, bishop of Lincoln, and of Christopher Wordsworth, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1811-85 (2140-51), of T.A. Lacey, canon of Worcester, 1893-1929 (1974-6), of J.J. Willis, bishop of Uganda, 1900-55 (2245-320), of E.G.C.F. Atchley, MRCS, mainly on the liturgy, 1880-1933 (1926-42).

Also included are the medical reports on George III during his bouts of 'insanity', 1811-20 (2107-39), papers of the Cambridge Camden Society, 1839-54 (1977-93), of the Jerusalem and the East Mission Fund, 1844-1936 (2327-40), of the Church of England Temperance Society, 1880-1966 (2030-73), of J. Armitage Robinson, dean of Wells, on the Malines Conversations, 1921-6 (2222-4), and of the Mission to London, 1948-52 (MSS. 1948-60).

Bill, E.G.W. A catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library MSS. 1907-2340, (Oxford,1976).

Micropublication of the Fairhurst Papers (MSS. 2000-2019) is available from Research Publications, Reading.

MSS. 2341-3119

With the exception of the Secker Papers (MSS. 2559-98) and the additional Gladstone Papers (2758-74), all the manuscripts have been acquired since 1968.

These include a late 13th century Greek new testament (MS. 2795), records of the divorce of Catherine of Aragon (2341-2), biblical lectures by Theodor Bibliander, 1533-8 (2751-7), papers of Richard Bertie on Marian exiles at Wesel, 1555-6 (2523), an account of the voyages of George, 3rd earl of Cumberland, early 17th century (2688), a survey of Essex clergy, early 17th century (2442), papers of Laurence Chaderton, master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, mainly early 17th century (2550), correspondence and diaries of the Rev. John Newton, evangelical divine, 1745-1804 (2935-43, 3095-6, 3098); correspondence of the latter's biographer, the Rev. William Bull, 1773-1831 (3095-8), of Sir George Lee and Dr. John Lee, ecclesiastical lawyers, 1732-1864 (2873-80); fabric accounts of Robert Mylne, surveyor of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1767-1801 (2552-3); papers concerning Marshal August Marmont during the Napoleonic wars (2687), of the Rev. John Mason Neale, ecclesiologist and hymn-writer, 1838-66 (2677-84, 3107-18); additional papers of the Palmer family (2452-502, 2800-57), and of Gladstone (2758-74). Also included are Edward Blore's watercolours and plans for the rebuilding of Lambeth Palace, 1829-33 (MSS 2949, 3104-5).

For the 20th century, the series includes papers of Athelstan Riley, an Anglican layman active in ecclesiastical affairs (2343-2411), of Edwin James Palmer, bishop of Bombay (2965-3015), of Arthur Cayley Headlam, bishop of Gloucester (2615-50); letters from Archbishop Lang to Wilfrid Parker, bishop of Pretoria (2881-4); papers of Bishop Bell on the community of the Holy Cross, Hayward's Heath, 1929-57 (3066-71); diaries of Alan Campbell Don, chaplain of Archbishop Lang (2861-71), of J.R.H. Moorman, bishop of Ripon, on the Vatican Council (2793), and of H.H.V. de Candole, suffragan bishop of Knaresborough (3072-93); and papers of the Archbishops' Committee on Ancient Monuments (Churches), 1913-15 (2786-90), and of various Archbishops' Commissions, 1930-68 (2554-6, 2859, 2994-6, 3060-2).

Records of societies include the Anglo-Continental Society, 1853-1932 (2908-25), the Church of England Temperance Society, 1907-67 (2775-82), the Clergy Orphan Corporation, 1808-1952 (3018-59), and the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, 1857-1948 (2889-2907). Also noteworthy are the foreign registers for the Sudan, Mesopotamia, and Iraq, 19th-20th century (2503-7, 2660-3, 2669-76,2782-4).

Bill, E.G.W. A catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library MSS. 2341-3119, (Oxford, 1983).#

MSS. 2690-2750 (The Queen Anne Churches)

Bill, E.G.W The Queen Anne Churches. A catalogue of the papers in Lambeth Palace Library of the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches in London and Westminster, 1711-1759, (London,1979).
Includes an introduction by Howard Colvin, pp. ix-xxi.
This catalogue is available on the A2A (Access to Archives) website

Port, M.H. The Commissions for Building Fifty New Churches. The minute books, 1711-1727. A calendar (London Record Society, vol. 23, 1986). This is available online.

Micropublication of the Queen Anne Churches records is available from World Microfilms Publications.

MSS. 3120-3469

Most of the manuscripts have been acquired since 1980, and are predominantly post-Restoration manuscripts.

These include the Audley psalter, and a book of hours, 15th century (MSS. 3285, 3338), letters of Matthew Hutton, archbishop of York, 1565-1600 (3408), churchwardens' accounts for Holy Trinity, Minories, 1566-1686 (3390), household book of Lionel Cranfield, 1st earl of Middlesex, 1622 (3361), funeral account of Archbishop Abbot, 1633 (3153), and exhortation of the Family of Love, c.1650 (3191), autobiography of Sir George Wheler written in 1701 (3286), transcript of papers of George Hickes, nonjuror (3171); papers of the Rev. Charles Simeon, evangelical divine, 1824-36 (3170), of Archbishop Manners Sutton, 1794-1827 (3274), of Michael Solomon Alexander, 1st bishop in Jerusalem (3393-7); notebooks of Richard Whately, archbishop of Dublin, 1814-48 (3163-4); and papers of Robert Beloe, lay secretary to successive archbishops of Canterbury, 1959-69, and of his ancestors, the Bramstons and Hales (3256-73, 3391).

The 20th century is represented by numerous churchmen and bishops, including Canon John Collins, president of Christian Action and chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (3287-3319), the Rev. St. John Beverley Groser, master of St. Katharine's Foundation (3428-35), Arthur Cayley Headlam, bishop of Gloucester, and his niece, P.L. Wingfield (3132-7), Neil Ripley Ker on parish libraries (3221-4), Edmund Robert Morgan, bishop of Truro (3229-55), Canon Sidney Leslie Ollard (3386-9), Canon A.W. Robinson and J.A. Robinson, dean of Westminster (3356-8), Robert Wright Stopford, bishop of London (3421-7), Oliver Stratford Tomkins, bishop of Bristol (3409-11), and Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, bishop of London (3406).

Also included are sermons (15th-20th century) of the Rev. Thomas Bennett, George Hooper, bishop of Bath and Wells, Edward Stillingfleet, bishop of Worcester and others (3167, 3169, 3190, 3219, 3236-51, 3344-5, 3357, 3461-2); papers on Lambeth Palace, its heirlooms and paintings (3346-9); fees and precedents for ecclesiastical courts (3403-6, 3416); journals and photograph albums of Athelstan Riley on Russia, Kurdistan and Persia (3398-401); constitutions and rules of Anglican religious communities (3180, 3213-4); minutes and papers of the Bishops' Board for Service Chaplains, 1945-63 (3183-4), the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, 20th century (3320-37), the Church of England Men's Society, 1899-1986 (3364-84), the Churches' Council on Gambling (3155-8), the Deaconess Institution, Gilmore House, 1887-1970 (3463-6), the Friends of Reunion, 1933-70 (3225-8), the Girls' Diocesan Association, 1910-61 (3140-5), the Sword of the Spirit, 1940-1 (3418), the Paul Report on the deployment of clergy, 1960-4 (3444-58), and reports from overseas dioceses (Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, etc.) to the Missionary Council of the Church Assembly, 1929-55 (3121-8).

Bill, E.G.W. Catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library. MSS. 3120-3469 (typescript, 1988).
This catalogue is available on the A2A (Access to Archives) website

MSS. 3192-3206 (Talbot Papers)

Fifteen volumes of papers of the earls of Shrewsbury, which complement the Shrewsbury Papers, were purchased from the College of Arms by Lambeth Palace Library in 1983.

Batho, G.R. A calendar of the Shrewsbury and Talbot Papers in Lambeth Palace Library and the College of Arms. Volume II: Talbot Papers in the College of Arms, (H.M.C. JP7, 1971).

The catalogue is available on the A2A (Access to Archives) website

Micropublication of the Talbot Papers is available from Research Publications Ltd., Reading.

MSS. 3470-598

MSS. 3470-3533 (Fairhurst Papers)

Bill, E.G.W. Catalogue of the Fairhurst Papers (MSS. 3470-3533), (typescript, 1990).
This catalogue is available on the A2A (Access to Archives) website

MSS. 3534-3598

All the manuscripts in this series were acquired between 1988 and 1991. They range in date from the Mirror of St. Edmund of Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury, 13th century (MS. 3597), the book of hours illuminated by Peter Meghen, c.1516 (3561), the register of the Dutch Church in London, 1575-1621 (3586), to a variety of 20th century papers, including those of Albert Augustus David, bishop of Liverpool (3578-81), of the Rev. St. John Beverley Groser (3562), of Bishop Eric Waldram Kemp on Anglican-Methodist unity, 1956-72 (3555-60), of the Rev. Lancelot Mason, chaplain to Bishop Bell (3589-93), of J.A.T. Robinson, former suffragan bishop of Woolwich (3537-44), of Eric Treacy, bishop of Wakefield (3566-75), of the Rev. Reginald Somerset Ward (3587, 3584), and of the Rev. N.P. Williams, 1883-1943 (3545-54).

Bill, E.G.W. A catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, (MSS. 3534-3598), (typescript, 1991).*

MSS. 3599-

Manuscripts acquired and catalogued since 1991 include: a 13th century book of hours (MS. 3599), a Syon Abbey prayerbook and requiem office book, late mediaeval (3600, 3774), the surrender deeds for Hitchin priory, 1538 (4202), theological and devotional works of Bishop Lancelot Andrewes, including Preces privatae (1555-1625) (3707-8), the act book of the Archbishop's Court of Audience, 1615-16 (3711), prayer book of Sir Edward Hoby, early 17th century (3998), letters of Bishop William Lloyd, especially to Archbishop Sancroft (3694-700), further papers of the Rev. John Newton and the Rev. William Bull, 1750-1804 (3970-5), and papers of the Rev. Charles Wellington Furse, 1829-98 (4096-133).

More recent material includes further diaries of Bishop Moorman, 1921-88 (3616-76), letters of Louise Creighton, wife of Mandell Creighton, bishop of London, 1872-1927 (3677-80), notes of Archbishop Benson and Bishop Wordsworth on the trial of Bishop King, 1888-9 (3764-70), a minute book on continental chaplaincies, 1872-1900 (3981); papers of Brother Edward of the Village Evangelists movement (3828-60), of the Rev. St. John Beverley Groser (3771-3), of the Rev. H.R.L. (Dick) Sheppard, 1892-1937 (3741-50), of Reginald Somerset Ward (4134-83), and of Mervyn Stockwood, bishop of Southwark, 1913-89 (4187-91).

The late 19th and 20th century collections of various societies include records of the Band of Hope, 1855-1990 (3712-40), Church Moral Aid Association, 1852-92 (3681-706), of the Churches Council on Alcohol and Drugs, formerly the Temperance Council of the Christian Churches (3751-63), of the Church Penitentiary Association, 1852-1951 (3681-706), of the Industrial Christian Fellowship, formerly the Navvy Mission Society (4003-95), of the Church of England Council for Social Aid (3775-8), of the Council for Promoting Catholic Unity (3995).

Records of Anglican communities include those of the Community of the Holy Rood, 1869-1992 (3917-69), and of the Order of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1904-90 (3862-93). Also included are a drawing by Jan Griffier of Lambeth Palace (4196), two sketches by A.W.N. Pugin of the palace and deanery at Wells, 1832 (4201), sketches and photograph album of Archbishop Benson (3977, 4184, 4199), and photographic collections of Richard and Charles Barrow Keene and James Willoughby Harrison (3601-15).

Palmer, R. Catalogue of manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library, MSS. 3599- (Typescript: Continuation).*

Recently acquired manuscripts are described in the Annual Reports of the Library and of the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library (until 1991) and in the Annual Review (from 1992).