Rev. Richard Furney (1694-1753) was Archdeacon of Surrey. He had been Master of the Crypt School at Gloucester from 1719 to 1724.

Manuscripts collected by Furney, relating to Gloucestershire, particularly the city of Gloucester.

The manuscripts were bequeathed to the Library by Furney in 1753.

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Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 27825-30.

Furney | Richard | 1694-1753 | Archdeacon of Surrey and Antiquary

Gloucester (England)

Gloucestershire (England)