Manuscript copy, made in the 18th century, sometime after 1723. "Un des quelques MS complets de l’ouvrage devenu celebre sous le titre de Testament du cure Meslier.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church --Controversial literature
Subject (Topic):
Atheism, Christianity --Controversial literature, and Religion --Controversial literature
Highly detailed accounts of both receipts and expenses (written from opposite ends of the volume) kept by the London merchant Abraham Chitty, brother of Alderman Thomas Chitty. Receipts include records for rents on his properties in London, Westminster and Surrey, as well as income from an interest in a brewhouse and insurance records for warehoused goods such as wine. The record of Chitty’s personal expenses is particularly complete and includes 6s. "for Pamila. 2 Vollums;" "about L1.4s.6d to see The Conscious Lovers" at Covent Garden Playhouse in 1739; and 14s. for "Chockolate, Mackoroons, carraways and oysters." Also included are regular payments for housekeeping expenses "For Mrs. Chitty;" purchases at auctions and sales, such as "a barometer;" and frequent carriage repairs.
Description:
Both pastedowns contain notes on birth and death dates for family members., Related material: Abraham Chitty, Letters (Osborn c608)., and Volume contains unnumbered pages, blank pages (not digitized), and text written in both directions; both sections of text paginated separately.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Economic conditions --18th century and Great Britain --Social life and customs --18th century
Subject (Name):
Chitty, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
Amusements --England, Chitty family, Cost and standard of living --England --18th century, Family --England --Domestic relations, Home economics --Accounting, Luxury, and Middle class --England --London --18th century
Turnèbe, Adrien, 1512-1565 Zetzner, Lazarus, d. 1616, printer
Published / Created:
MDCIV [1604]
Call Number:
Osborn fpb51
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Adriani Tvrnebi Adversariorum tomi III and Adversariorum tomi III
Description:
From the collection of Ben Johnson, with his manuscript annotations. Bookplate: James Stevens Cox. Inscriptions on title page marked out. and With separate title page for each section; pagination continuous.
Publisher:
Sumptibus Lazari Zetzneri,
Subject (Name):
Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637--Ms. notes and Stevens-Cox, James--Bookplate
Subject (Topic):
Classical literature--History and criticism--Early works to 1800
New England: the most remarqueable parts thus named by the high and mighty Prince Charles, nowe King of great Britaine [map] and Path-way to experience to erect a plantation.
Description:
Imperfect: damp-stained; added port. of Charles I., Map with portrait of Capt. Smith in corner: New England ... / observed and described by Captayn John Smith. 1614. Pendleton's Lithography, Boston. Drawn by J. Eddy. London, printed by Geor: Low., Signatures: A-F⁴., and Teaching resource: Professor John Mack Faragher, History 141: The American West.
Publisher:
Printed by I. Haviland, and are to be sold by R. Milbovrne,
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Massachusetts--Maps--Early works to 1800, New England--Description and travel, New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, and New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Manuscript containing approximately 60 pieces, most of which are drafts of verses by Thomas Hull, some heavily revised, including verses in memory of his friend William Shenstone; "Address to Solitude, a Cantata"; "Irregular Ode Written in a Garden"; and "Ode to Health". Other material includes poems by others copied by Hull; a letter about Shenstone by E. Baker; and engravings of Shenstone and Leasowes.