Swiss Texts (17th-18th century)

Manuscript volume containing 16 texts on Switzerland, 17th-18th century, bound together, comprising:

(1) Fraubrunnen, ein Cahier anzeigend die Ortschaften, wo das Closter Gebuhren zu beziehen hat (17th century-18th century, 6 leaves)

(2) Vorred ber Das Urbarbuch des Schydtwaldts Schwarzenburg und Guggisberg ansehend (dated 10 Apr 1646, 3 leaves)

(3) Besatzungen Der Herren Schultheissen, Seckelmeistern, Venneren, Landtvgten auf Habsburg und Gubernatoren ab anno 1669-1880 (17th century-18th century, 7 leaves)

(4) Abschiedt gepflogener vnderhandlung in der Statt Mllhausen de anno 1625 (17th century, 9 leaves)

(5) Ausszug betreffend Der Statt Bern hanbendes prae-eminentzrecht in der Herschafft Schwartzenburg 1669 (dated 17 Nov 1669, 8 leaves)

(6) Relatio Actorum In der streitigen Frage ob ein lbl. Statt Bern oder Solothurn das jus superioritatis territorialis oder Oberherrligkeit auff dem Bucheggberg vnndt zugehrigen Orten zu praetendieren besser befugt seye (17th century-18th century, 12 leaves)

(7) Gutachten der juristischen Facultt zu strasbourg uber diese Angelegenheit 1653 (dated 15 Oct 1653, 15 leaves)

(8) Beider lbl. Evangl. Sttten Zrich und Brn Abgesandter vehrnere errinerung ber ihren gegenbricht vom 3-13 Mrz 1659 (1659, 11 leaves)

(9) Mmoires addresss au gouvernement sur les rentes viageres (17th century-18th century, 5 leaves)

(10) Abschrifft der Fryheitt Keysers Sygmunds Den IX Alten Orten Gegeben. 1418 (17th century-18th century, 4 leaves)

(11) Maximilians Besttigung 1487 (17th century-18th century, 2 leaves)

(12) Basel juridisch bedencken wegen Bucheggberg, Bern Solothurn 1653 (dated 6 Oct 1653, 9 leaves)

(13) Freymuthige Gedanken im Aprill und Mrz 1783 wegen der Burger besatzung (1783, 12 leaves)

(14) Niclaus Lewenbergers, des Bauern Anfuhrers In ihrer Rebellion Process 1753, mit einem doppelten Bildniss desselben und dem Bildnisse des Entlibuchens Schybi (18th century, 12 leaves + 3 printed pages)

(15) Offizieller Bericht der Berner Regierung ber den Bauernaufstand 1753 (1753, 16 leaves)

(16) Bundt zwschen dem Hertzog vss Sauoy und einer Stadt Bern ains denne dem Bischoff vnd Capitel zu Sitten vnd den Patrioten zu Wallis andertheils. 1446 (17th century-18th century, 10 leaves).

Open

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

The Phillipps Manuscripts at University College London were given to the College by the German government in 1912.

Dorothy K Coveney, 'A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London' (London, 1935); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Paper manuscripts bound together in brown boards. The manuscripts are each respectively in one hand (nos 2-5, 7-11, 13, 15) and in more than one hand (nos 1, 6, 12, 14, 16).

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

The manuscripts belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly (1) Phillipps MS 3409; (2) Phillipps MS 3411; (3) Phillipps MS 3416; (4) Phillipps MS 3417; (5) Phillipps MS 3421a; (6) Phillipps MS 3422a; (7) Phillipps MS 3422b; (8) Phillipps MS 3424; (9) Phillipps MS 3429; (10) Phillipps MS 3430a; (11) Phillipps MS 3430b; (12) Phillipps MS 3435; (13) Phillipps MS 3436; (14) Phillipps MS 3438a; (15) Phillipps MS 3438b; (16) Phillipps MS 3440. Numbers (1)-(7) were also Engel MSS.