The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) 30. An Alphabetical List of the Names and Arms of the Nobility and Gentry, with the List of those in Yorkeshire 1590. The Sheriffs of the same County from 1155 to 1663. A short List of the Nobility and Gentry in the Bishoprick of Durham. The Knights that dwelt between Tyne and Tees, Temp. H. 3. The Northern Gentry whose Names end in Son, by Rich. Glover Somerset Herald 1584. Knights of the Garter from the Foundation of the Order to the Earl of Stafford, Temp. Car. 1. The Roman Stations in the North of England, the ancient and modern Names. Charters relating to Fountain's-Abbey. This, and the preceding were formerly the Books of Mr. Barth. Towers of Leedes (and were presented to me by Mrs. Hinks his Daughter) but hath been perused by the Rev. Mr. Hen. Fairfax Rector of Bolton-Percy, whose Hand occurs frequently, and who hath added, The Lords Presidents of the Council at Yorke, from the first Erection of that Court 1544 to the Earl of Stafford.
Excerpts from Ornithology (1876) related to Sir Thomas Browne's and the Tradescants' collections

It remains that I make a grateful mention of such of our learned and wor­thy Friends, as have given us any considerable information or assistance; as well to do them right, as to acquaint the Reader whom we mean by some names recorded in this Work. Those were Sir Thomas Brown of Norwich before remembred: Francis Jessop Esq of Broom-hall in Sheffield Parish, Yorkshire, who sent us the Descriptions and Cases of many rare Birds, and discovered and gave us notice of many Species thereabout, which we knew not before to be native of England: Sir Philip Skippon of Wrentham near Bliborough in the County of Suffolk, Knight, who communicated the Pictures of several Birds we wanted: And Mr. Ralph Johnson of Brignal near Greta Bridge in Yorkshire, a Person of singular skill in Zoology, especially the History of Birds, who besides the Descriptions and Pictures of divers uncommon, and some undescribed both Land and Water-fowl, communicated to us his Method of Birds, whereby we were in some particulars informed, in many others confirmed, his judgment concurring with ours in the divisions and Characteristic notes of the Genera.

Excerpts from Ornithology (1876) related to Sir Thomas Browne's and the Tradescants' collections And Mr. Ralph Johnson of Brignal near Greta Bridge in Yorkshire, a Person of singular skill in Zoology, especially the History of Birds, who besides the Descriptions and Pictures of divers uncommon, and some undescribed both Land and Water-fowl, communicated to us his Method of Birds, whereby we were in some particulars informed, in many others confirmed, his judgment concurring with ours in the divisions and Characteristic notes of the Genera.