Manuscript on paper, in single hand, of a fragment of a play, with comic and satirical elements, about the English civil war and the Battle of Edgehill. The play is divided into at least four acts (leaves are missing at the end) and balances two plot...
Description:
Binding: marbled paper wrapper.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1625-1649
Subject (Name):
Charles--I,--King of England,--1600-1649., Essex, Robert Devereux,--Earl of,--1591-1646., Hampden, John,--1595-1643., Hesilrige, Arthur,--Sir,--d. 1661., Holles, Denzil Holles,--Baron,--1599-1680., Lindsey, Robert Bertie,--Earl of,--1582-1642., Penington, Isaac,--Sir,--1587?-1660., Peters, Hugh,--1598-1660., Pym, John,--1584-1643., Rupert,--Prince, Count Palatine,--1619-1682., Strode, William,--1600 or 1601-1645., and Wharton, Philip Wharton,--Baron,--1613-1696.
Subject (Topic):
English drama--17th century. and Satire, English--17th century.
Collection of Jacobite verses; contains approximately sixty poems chiefly referring to political events in 1714-17; there is one poem on the battle at Gladsmair (1745).
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of 78 poems by Jane Cavendish. Many are addressed to family members, including one titled "On my sweete brother Charles," another called "On my Noble Uncle Sr Charles Cavendish Knight," and several to her father,...
Description:
Binding: full black morocco; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
England--Social life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cavendish family, Cheiney, Jane Cavendish, Lady, Egerton, Elizabeth Cavendish, 1626-1663, and Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676
Subject (Topic):
English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, English poetry--Women authors, and Nobility--Great Britain
