A narrative of the life and work of Eliza Spalding Warren, the second white child born in Oregon Territory, with other facts relating to the coming of the early missionaries from 1834-38, the first printing press, the Indian tribes, the Whitman Massacre, the conspiracy to kill Gov. I. I. Stevens, and other events connected with the pioneer history of the Northwest.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon Territory --History --Sources and Washington (State) --History
Subject (Name):
Eells, Edwin, 1841-1917, Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862, and Warren, Eliza Spalding, 1837-1919
Subject (Topic):
Cayuse Indians, Frontier and pioneer life --Oregon --History, Frontier and pioneer life --Washington (State), Indians of North America --Washington (State), Missionaries --Washington (State), Nez Perce Indians, Pioneer children --West (U.S.) --History, and Whitman Massacre, 1847 --Personal narratives
Inscription on back flyleaf recto. and Manuscript on paper in a secretary hand of the complete text of Stephen Hopkins' translation of de Granada's Libro de oracion y meditatcion.
Alternative Title:
Of prayer and meditation, wherein are conteined fowertien deuoute meditations for the seuen dayes of the weeke..., [circa 1584]
Description:
Annotation on blank p. 684: "Elizabeth Cottan.", Annotation on p. 1: "Ex Bib. S. Wilfredi.", Binding: blind-ruled parchment; fragments of parchment ms. (ca. 1600) used as liners., No title page, but Hopkins is identified as the author in the Prologue to the Dedicatory Epistle, which includes his attack on the English Puritans and which opens the work., Purchased from Arthur Freeman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2003., and Text follows the 1584 Rouen edition.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--English, Hopkins, Stephen,--d. 1594?, and Luis, de Granada,--1504-1588--Translations
Subject (Topic):
Catholics--England, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, Meditations (Religious), Meditations--Catholic Church, and Puritans--England--Controversial literature
Document, on parchment, in a professional secretary script, signed by Queen Elizabeth I of England, ordering Sir Thomas Heneage to supply cash for distribution at the Maundy Thursday (Thursday in Holy Week) ceremony by her almoner, Richard Fletcher, Bishop of Worcester, or his subalmoner, John Dix.
Description:
Binding: modern brown straight-grained morocco, gilt., Bound with: two prints of Queen Elizabeth I, made by unidentified printers, window mounted., Dated from "our manor of St. James the seventh day of Aprill in the five and thirtith yeare of oure Reigne.", Docketed on verso by John Dix., Formerly owned by Vivien Leigh. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. (Sotheby's sale, London, 2018 July 9, lot 101) on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2018., Papered seal affixed to recto., Signature in lower right corner of recto: "J. Wood.", Signed "Elizabeth R" at head of document., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Church of England--Charities--Early works to 1800., Fletcher, Richard, Bishop of London, 1545-1596, Heneage, Thomas, Sir, 1532-1595, and Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Holy Week--Great Britain., Maundy Thursday--Early works to 1800., and Maundy Thursday--Great Britain.