| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 262/add2/27 |
| Alt Ref No | EUL MS 389/1974 |
| EUL MS 262/add1/b/1958 |
| Date | c 1724-1738 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Title | Manuscript volume beginning 'A shorte accounte of the transactions of the Conventt of Sion from the first coming of the Cumunity to Lisbon...' |
| Description | Comprising 26 chapters concerning the community's history of Syon Abbey between 1594 and c 1724, which the author notes in the preface had been passed down orally; an inventory of relics and silver plate belonging to the monastery; and annals for the years 1724 to 1738. The author is not identified within the text, but appears to be familiar with the sisters and their life at Syon Abbey. Note: pages 153-178 are missing. |
| Language | English |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL conditions apply |
| Creator_Name | Syon Abbey; 1415-2011; Bridgettine |