Anstis, John, (1669-1744), herald, antiquary and MP

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Surname:	Anstis
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1669-1744
Biography:	ODNB link for Anstis, John (1669-1744) Herald Antiquary MP
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P157206 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P677 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	historical, legal and antiquarian collections and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Stowe MSS 547, 633, 665-66, 671-74, 767, 1023-24, 1029-44, 1047, etc	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
2	heraldic, genealogical and historical corresp and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 5485-86, 5853, 6285, 8934, 9009-22, 12227, 14291, 19818, 24964	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
3	notes rel to legal history	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Lansdowne MS 632
4	corresp and papers rel to Order of the Garter	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Don d 126-27	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
5	'Officers of Arms' (3 vols) by Anstis 'Heralds' (9 vols) brought together by Sir Edward Walker (d 1677) and added to by Anstis	College of Arms		See Wagner, Records and Collections of College of Arms, 1952, pp39-40
6	1720-29: papers rel to All Souls College	Kent History and Library Centre	U967/F1	NRA 11106
7	historical and genealogical collections	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Top gen c 69-70	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
8	author's MS of his History of Launceston	Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department	MS Hunter 319 (U.7.13)	See MSS in Library of Hunterian Museum p254, see also website
9	c1730: historical collections rel to Oxford degrees	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng misc c 48	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
10	papers rel to Court of Chivalry	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng misc b 32	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
11	topographical papers	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Gough Cornwall 1, Devonshire 1	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
12	18th cent: transcript by him of Sir William Pole's survey of Devon	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	Z19/18/13	NRA 31736 Exeter City L
13	misc collected papers and MSS	Cardiff Central Library	Cardiff MS 4.1	NRA 42735 Cardiff Library See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
14	collected MSS with his annotations	Society of Antiquaries of London	MSS 461, 476, 669, 676, 679/1	See PJ Willetts, Manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries of London (2000)
15	heraldic and antiquarian memorada, 1 vol	See information in published source		See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
16	c1745: misc corresp and notes of monumental inscriptions	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	2065M/add1-8	NRA 16965 Buller
17	1735-36: letters to Thomas Carte	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Carte 70, 227	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
18	1712-32: letters to Thomas Hearne	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Rawl lett 1 19	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
19	1700-29: letters (32) to Edward Lhuyd	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Ashm 1814, 1820	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
20	1726-43: letters to Richard Rawlinson	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Rawl letters 30-31	See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003
21	1713-22: letters to Hans Sloane etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Sloane MSS
22	1744: corresp rel to pedigree of 6th Duke of Somerset	Collection held privately: enquiries to Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre	111 192	NRA 30725 Brudenell-Bruce See HMC Papers of British antiquaries and historians, 2003