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The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham. Also a particular description of the county palatine of Durham, compiled from the best authorities and original manuscripts. To which is added, The succession of the Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons, and Prebends: the Bishop's courts, and his officers: and the castles and mansion-houses of the nobility and gentry: with other particulars.

Date

MDCCLXVII. [1767]

The history of the cathedral church of Durham as it was before the dissolution of the monastry; containing An Account of the Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies used therein. Together with a Particular Description of the Fine Paintings in the Windows. Likewise the Translation of St. Cuthbert's Body from Holy-Island; With the Various Accidents that attended to it's Interment here. With an appendix Of divers antiquities, collected from the best Manuscripts.

Date

[1742?]

A surgeon at Whitworth in County Durham letting blood from Thomas Thurlow, Bishop of Durham, but leaving his patient in order to attend to a sick horse. Coloured etching by H.W., 1791.

Date

Jan.y 12 1791

Reference

540803i

The endowment of the Cathedral Church of Durham by King Henry the Eighth. 16th May 1541.

Date

1775?]

Symeonis monachi Dunhelmensis libellus de exordio atque procursu Dunhelmensis ecclesiæ. Cui præmittitur Reverendi Viri Thomæ Rud erudita disquisitio, in qua probatur non Turgotum, sed Symeonem fuisse verum hujus libelli auctorem. E codice MS. perantiquo in bibliotheca publica episcoporum Dunhelmensium descripsit ediditque Thomas Bedford. Accedunt, præter-alia, ex eodem codice historiæ unhelmensium episcoporum continuatio: et libellus, De injusta vexatione Willelmi I. episcopi, nunc primùm editus.

Date

M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]

Durham cathedral, as it was before the dissolution of the monastry; containing an account of the rites, customs and ceremonies used therein. Together with the histories painted in the windows. And an appendix of various antiqutties [sic], collected from several manuscripts

Date

1733

Anthems: for two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight voices. As they are now perform'd, in the cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St. Peter, in York: in the cathedral Church of Christ, and Blessed Mary the Virgin, in Durham: and in the cathedral Church of Blessed Mary the Virgin, in Lincoln. To Which is prefix'd, A Table of the Preachers, and the Times of their Preaching, in the said Cathedrals. Collected by Thomas Ellway, Master of the Children of the Cathedral in York.

Date

1753

Symeonis monachi Dunhelmensis libellus de exordio atque procursu Dunhelmensis ecclesiæ. Cui præmittitur Reverendi Viri Thomæ Rud erudita disquisitio, in qua probatur non Turgotum, sed Symeonem fuisse verum hujus Libelli Auctorem. E codice MS. perantiquo in Bibliotheca publica Episcoporum Dunhelmensium descripsit ediditque Thomas Bedford. Accedunt, praeter alia, Ex eodem Codice historiæ Dunhelmensium episcoporum continuatio: et libellus, De injusta vexatione Willelmi I. episcopi, nunc primùm editus.

Date

M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]

The foundation charter of the Cathedral Church of Durham by King Henry the Eighth. 12th. May 1541.

Date

1775?]