Pembroke, Anne Clifford Herbert, Countess of, 1590-1676
Published / Created:
1600-1602.
Call Number:
Osborn b27
Image Count:
86
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of personal accounts on behalf of Lady Anne Clifford. The manuscript records gifts from various sources, such as gold "geven by my Lady of Warwick to my La. Anne at the court," and money allowed by her...
Description:
Binding: limp parchment.
Subject (Geographic):
England--Social life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Account books, Accounting, Maxims, Nobility--England, Women--Conduct of life, and Women--Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, of about 58 verse and prose pieces. Most of the poems concern love, including An Amorous Catch; Solicitation to a Married Woman; and Ben Jonson's In Defence of Women's Inconstancy. Other verses include The Tragedy of Mr. Christoph...
Description:
31 pages at the beginning and end of the volume contain various accounts of payments received and made for various goods and services, including medicines, physicians' visits, hats, wool, and paper. This section also includes a list of names and birth...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century and Scotland--Description and travel