Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 15 verses primarily addressing religious, philosophical, and moral subjects. Poem titles include Humility; Prayer; Against Censure; Praeludia Mortis; Of Atheisme; and The Carrector of A Drunkard. The volume also includes a political and satirical poem against Cromwell titled A Protector Discribed which declares, "He is A Thing which wee Protector Call, From whome the king of kings Protect us all."
Description:
Binding: stitched., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Note at end of last poem in manuscript: "I had this out of my Alamanac: 83 and doe thinke I had it formerly of Mrs. Astely which made enter it here supposing it composd by the same Author.", Note on back of manuscript: "Verses by old Mr. Hobartt & some others.", Signed on inside of first leaf: "this for my well beloved friend J.C. When sturdy to his Lo. friend. My very good friend Mr. R. Thixton.", and The signature "Ro. Doughty" appears on the front page.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660 and Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, Doughty, Robert, 1616 or 1617-1670, and Hobart, John
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English
F. 23r digitized at high resolution. and Manuscript, in various hands, of a collection of several hundred primarily lighthearted or satirical poems on the subject of women and love. In addition to such titles as On a maidenhead; Choice of mistress; How to chose a wife; A hater of women; and On a blacke wench, the manuscript includes six anagrammatic poems on the names of six women under the title The virgin knott of honor, written by Francis Lenton and presented to the Earl of Dorset; and Shakespeare's second sonnet (f. 54v). The collection also contains numerous songs, including On a freind's absence and A parallel betwixt bowling and preferment; as well as a substantial number of poems on death, such as On the death of a twinne; On a death's head thought to be a virgins when twas taken out of the grave; Upon the death of Sir William Candish; and On one that died of the small pox. Dos-a-dos, the manuscript contains enigmas and epigrams.
Description:
Foliation is sequential although book
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676--Poetry and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Enigmas, Epigrams, English, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Manuscript consisting of a collection of poems in English by various authors, all in one unidentified hand. Includes works attributed to Walton Poole; Henry King (1592-1669); Sir John Davies (1569-1626); Giles Hayward and Richard Corbet (1582-1635)., Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of about 144 English poems, primarily on the subjects of love, women, and marriage. Many poems are addressed to their authors' mistresses, including To Ones Mistress Thinking Her Selfe Too Younge; To His Mistress Having Stayed Long From Her; and John Donne's To His Mistress Going to Bed. The volume also contains several occasional poems, including one on King James' death and another on a son of King Charles I, and numerous satirical verses; several are dedicated to physicians, lawyers, and usurers, one mocks "a Puritan maide," and another satirizes "Sr Robert Carr Earle of Sommerset.", and P. [24] digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Binding: stitched; no covers.
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Donne, John, 1572-1631, James I, King of England, 1566-1625, King, Henry, 1592-1669, and Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635
Subject (Topic):
Anagrams , Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--17th century, Epigrams, Metaphysics--Poetry, Occasional verse, English, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 226 primarily secular verses and songs. Entries include William Strode’s Uppon An Infant Unborne Whose mother Dyed in Travell; Walton Poole’s On A Gentlewoman with Black Eyes; and An Epitaph Uppon One, Drowned in the Snowe. The volume also contains satirical epigrams such as On A Creditor; An Epitaph on a Lascivious Woman; and An Epitaph on a Bastard; a series of prologues and epilogues taken from plays by William Cartwright; and several political entries, including A Declaration of the Commons Howse of Parliament in Ireland, 1640; The Copy of A Lettre Sent From the Rebells in Scotland to the King of France, Desiring his Protection; and A Dialogue Betweene Two Zelotts Concerning the New Oath. and P. [173] digitized at high resolution.
Description:
. On spine: "Common place book."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1649 and Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and Strode, William, d 1600 or 1601-1645
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English