Collection GB 0074 CLC/481 - NEWCOURT, Richard (d 1716)

2 volumes, 5 pages and 3 maps.

GB 0074 CLC/481 1666-1700 Collection 2 volumes, 5 pages and 3 maps. Newcourt , Richard , d 1716 , historian and notary

Richard Newcourt was the son of a topographical draughtsman. He attended Oxford University before becoming a notary public. He was also a clerk at the Court of Arches, later becoming a proctor. In 1669 he became principal registrar of the diocese of London, holding the post until 1696.

Using the records in his custody as well as researching elsewhere, Newcourt compiled a history of the diocese of London. This two volume work was published in 1708 and 1710, entitled Repertorium ecclesiasticum parochiale Londinense: an ecclesiastical parochial history of the diocese of London. The work recounts the history of St Paul's Cathedral, the bishops and deans of London, and the parishes of the diocese. He also wrote an unpublished history of the bishops of England to 1710.

Newcourt died in 1716; his date and place of birth are unknown although his family came from Somerset.

Information from Newcourt, Richard, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19999, accessed 15 June 2011].

These items were donated to Guildhall Library in 1939, and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Papers of Richard Newcourt, historian and notary, comprising drafts and notes for the first volume of Newcourt's Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense, (published 1708); and three maps of London, one of the City before the Great Fire of 1666 and two plans for its subsequent rebuilding; together with An Explanation of the mapps, and A letter expressing some inconveniences of the old city, and some reasons for the new modellinge of the same.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Urban development Urban planning History Historical research Archives Personal archives Religious history Church history Fires Great Fire of London (1666) Antiquaries Historians Social scientists Disasters (events) Religion Newcourt , Richard , d 1716 , historian and notary St Paul's Cathedral , London Diocese of London , Church of England London England UK Western Europe Europe Accidents Disasters Town and country planning

These items were donated to Guildhall Library in 1939, and were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Papers of Richard Newcourt, historian and notary, comprising drafts and notes for the first volume of Newcourt's Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense, (published 1708); and three maps of London, one of the City before the Great Fire of 1666 and two plans for its subsequent rebuilding; together with An Explanation of the mapps, and A letter expressing some inconveniences of the old city, and some reasons for the new modellinge of the same.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

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English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais