As with other series shelfmarked MS. Ch. and MS. Rolls, this is an artificial collection created from a range of archival sources, and the provenance of individual items is not always known.

The collection catalogued in 1878 comprised MSS. Ch. Hants. 1-17 and Rolls Hants. 1-24, of unrecorded provenance. Some items appear to be strays from the Bishopric of Winchester archives.

MSS. Ch. Hants. 18-208 and Rolls Hants. 26-47 are later accessions from a variety of sources, including:

• MSS. Ch. Hants. 23-177: New College leases (see the collection overview for Berkshire for further information)
• MSS. Rolls Hants 25-34, 36, 41, 43: estate papers of the Brocas family mainly relating to Beaurepaire (New Summary Catalogue 52078-94). For related material see the D. D. Brocas collection.

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