Manuscript copy of Swift's satire against the Earl of Nottingham. Verso is address leaf to "Nicholas Roope Esq. at Fuge." Verso annotated: "Verses upon Notingham." Acc.: 04.1.22
Copyist's MS. and The MS contains sixteen arias and two cantatas. Five of the arias are scored for unison violins and viola. All have a continuo accompaniment. The two cantatas, "Perdona O cara" and "Cervetta amorosa," are written for soprano and continuo
Contemporary copy MS. and 14 Cantatas: 1) Son contento non m'amate 2) Era un giorno Fileno 3) Morirei disperato se credessi 4) Si nasce un sospetto 5) Per formare la bella 6) Dove una quercia annosa 7) E pur tenti il ritorno 8) A voi che l'accendeste 9) O penosa lontananza 10) Non ha un giorno di contento 11) E pur vuole il Cielo 12) Perche sospiri, o Niso! 13) Quando il fato un cor bersaglia 14) Clori mia, Dorilla caro
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Binding: Contemporary morocco, with armorial device on upper and lower covers.
Manuscript on paper of an almanac for 1692, containing astronomical tables, Saints' days, weather predictions, and other information for each month, accompanied by a preface "To the Benigne Readers," an illustration of "The Moon her dominion over man's body," and concluding with a short essay on the lawfulness and science of astrology. Last three pages contain annotations in another hand listing "bookes of the secrets of Nature and Art." Stitched. Acc.: 02.10.5