47 letters and documents, on paper (one document on parchment) in various cursive scripts, produced in England between 1554 and 1706. Mostly from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, they consist of claims for expenses, wages, and other benefits. The...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., James I, King of England, 1566-1625., and Great Britain. Exchequer.
Anonymous manuscript copy of Hoby's travel narrative, then unpublished, describing journeys into Italy, Germany, and France. Also contains anecdotes of Lady Jane Dudley, known as Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), and her conversation with John de Feckenham
Description:
Possibly transcribed by or for James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889).
Subject (Name):
Hoby, Thomas, Sir, 1530-1566.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers and Travelers' writings, English
Holograph catalogue of Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield's library at Ethrope. The manuscript begins with an explanation of the shelving system at the library, followed by an index to the volume which divides the work by book size and language. ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710., Cervetto, Giacobbe, 1682-1783., Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1755-1815., Darly, Matthias., Dryden, John, 1631-1700., Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756., Edwards, A., Hogarth, William, 1697-1764., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Collectors and collecting, Nobility, Books and reading, Private libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript, in two hands, of a collection of about 100 word puzzles and riddles, many in verse. The word "fortune," for example, is represented by the following rhyme: "My first is a Preposition/My second a Composition/And the whole an Acquisition." ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Name):
Peach, Miss.
Subject (Topic):
Charades, English literature, English poetry, Puzzles, Riddles, Women authors, and Word games
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Propugnaculum alchymiae, the Defence of alchymy. 2) The first (second, third, fourth) booke of universall wisedome. 3) Hercules piochymicus. 4) Myrothecium spagyricum, or A chymicall dispensatory
Manuscript on paper containing twenty-seven poems, mostly Court satires, including works by Andrew Marvell; John Wilmot, earl of Rochester; Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset; and Sir Carr Scroope. With other unattributed texts including "Peyton's Fat...
Description:
Bookplate: The Rt. Hon.ble John L.d Brownlowe, Baron Charleville. & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. and Belton House (Lincolnshire, England)
Subject (Topic):
Political poetry, English, Political satire, English, and History
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, tracing the geneology of the rulers of Wales and Great Britain, from Cadwalader ap Cadwallon (called Cadwalader Fendigaid, d. 664/682), king of Gwynedd to King George II and Robert Lord Walpole, later the 2nd Ear...
Alternative Title:
Genealogical table of all the kings and princes of Wales from Cadwaladr last King of Britain to Llywelyn last Prince of Wales of the British blood
Description:
A roll (now flattened) made from two sheets laid end to end and mounted on paper adhered to cloth; original sheets rubbed and torn with loss of text at the top and illegible words interspersed throughout.
Subject (Geographic):
Nobility, Great Britain, and Wales
Subject (Name):
Cadwaladr, Vendigaid, -664?, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, -1282., and Walpole family.
