England and Wales. High Court of Justice for the Trying and Judging of Charles Stuart, King of
Call Number:
Osborn fb146
Image Count:
108
Abstract:
Contemporary MS copy. A very full account, giving the words of the Act creating the court and the whole of the proceedings of all sittings both public and private.
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Subject (Topic):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. Trials, litigation, etc. Sources
Holograph journal detailing the daily activities of Samuel Barrington during his service as naval commander-in-chief in the British West Indies. It records his movements; ship's log entries; shipboard conditions, and the execution of his secret orders to capture and to hold St. Lucia against the Toulon fleet commanded by the Comte d'Estaing. The journal concludes with his "Remarks and Observations Relating to the Command at the Leeward Islands Between January 1778 and July 1779." and Laid in: "Contents of the Upper Drawer," a 2 page inventory of documents.
Description:
Binding: contemporary paneled reversed calf. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Saint Lucia--History, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign participation, French, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British, and West Indies--History--1775-1783
Subject (Name):
Estaing, Charles Henri,--comte d',--1729-1794 and Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a near-daily journal documenting the seige of Budapest, beginning June 16, 1686 to Sept. 2. After the entry from August 9, the manuscript copies "A Letter to the E. of M. which continues this to the 15th." Followed by "Some remarks upon the foregoing seige" in the same hand.
Epitaph on Josua Barnes the Greek professor, On the Parliament house by Dr. Swift, Swift upon his curat complaining of hard duty (extempore), and Wrote on Swift's window by Dr. Delane
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712 and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
Bishop Hall speaking of the dress of ladies in his time ..., Epigram on Dick, Epitaph, Epitaph on a grave stone ..., On the window of an inn in Guilford, and Return of spring
Manuscript of a satirical novella concerning an imaginary voyage by the narrator to a distant planet inhabited by giants, during which he encounters the "Royal Academy" of the planet and the "Chief Minister" (modelled on Pitt the Younger).
Description:
First leaf inscribed: "Manuscript, 1784. By Walker. Bolton Street Piccadilly.", For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Spine title: "MS de Lady Mary Walker."
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William,--1759-1806 and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745--Influence
Subject (Topic):
English fiction--18th century, Fantasy fiction, English--Women authors, First person narrative, Satire, English--18th century, and Women authors--Great Britain
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of approximately 105 poems divided into "Miscellaneous Pieces," "Songs," "Cantatas," "Odes," Satirical Pieces," "Mock-Pieces relating to the Stage," and "Imitations." The first "Imitation" is a sonnet concerning an abortion scandal surrounding Mademoiselle de Guerchi in 1660, and is addressed in her voice to her aborted "embrio;" other poem titles include "An Ode, Inscrib'd to his grace the Duke of Buckingham, on his Embarking for France," "The paper Bonnets worn by Ladys," "On seeing lewd Women refus'd Admittance," "Fungus," "The poor & Rich Rogue," "Prologue to a Puppet-Show," and "The Shipwrack'd Sailors." The collection is prefaced by a dedication to Viscount Nessuno in the voice of an "orphan Muse" who writes, "should she beg your Lordship...to favour her with a corner of the Green-house in delightful Groves of Utopia; there to correct at Leisure, the numberless Reams she has scribbled within these twelve years: And should she afterwards implore your Lordship to assist the publication of her labours, by raising a handsom subscription among your friends for that purpose...she is certain your Lordship would not deny her one of them." Many additional poems, in a smaller hand and with numerous corrections, appear in the margins.
Description:
Additional poems, in a smaller hand and with numerous corrections, appear in the margins., Binding: full sueded calf., Laid in at the beginning of "Imitations": a piece of paper with an engraving in red ink., and Pasted onto pages at beginning at end: printed poems by Lockman, with handwritten corrections.
Subject (Name):
Lockman, John, 1698-1771
Subject (Topic):
English drama--18th century, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, Occasional verse, English, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of a tour guide of Italy, including descriptions of notable sights as well as directions from "London to Rome as also from one Citie to another in all Ittaly." The text is organized by city, and "translated out of the high Germane into the English tongue by Captayne Henry Bell." Includes some verses in Latin and English
Description:
Phillipps MS 16427. and Binding: cloth covered boards.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy
Subject (Name):
Bell, Henry, Captain.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Latin poetry, Travel, Description and travel, and Religious life and customs