From a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III ...
Subject (Name):
Leicester, Philip Sidney, Earl of, 1619-1698
Subject (Topic):
English literature --17th century, English poetry --17th century, and Satirical verse, English
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of several hundred short verse epitaphs on both famous political and historical figures and unnamed citizens. The epitaphs are often humorous or satirical, as in On A Hocus-Pocus; On A Tallow-Chandler; and On A Gentleman Falling Of His Horse & Broke Hs Neck. An epitaph titled On A Collier declares, "Here Lies the Collier John of Nashes, By whome Death nothing Gaind he swore, For living he was dust & Ashes, And being dead he is no more." More serious elegies include On Sr. Philip Sidney; On King Charles Martyr; and On One Willm. Messe Grocer & His Wife. and P. 9, 33, and 36 digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of text. and Two blank pages not digitized.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Politics and government and Great Britain --Social life and customs --17th century
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 and Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers --England, Elegiac poetry, English --17th century, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Epitaphs --England, and Verse satire, English
F. 23r digitized at high resolution. and Manuscript, in various hands, of a collection of several hundred primarily lighthearted or satirical poems on the subject of women and love. In addition to such titles as On a maidenhead; Choice of mistress; How to chose a wife; A hater of women; and On a blacke wench, the manuscript includes six anagrammatic poems on the names of six women under the title The virgin knott of honor, written by Francis Lenton and presented to the Earl of Dorset; and Shakespeare's second sonnet (f. 54v). The collection also contains numerous songs, including On a freind's absence and A parallel betwixt bowling and preferment; as well as a substantial number of poems on death, such as On the death of a twinne; On a death's head thought to be a virgins when twas taken out of the grave; Upon the death of Sir William Candish; and On one that died of the small pox. Dos-a-dos, the manuscript contains enigmas and epigrams.
Description:
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. Remains of metal clasps., Foliation is sequential although book continues from back to front after 91v., and Pen trials on flyleaves, as well as the name "Mathew" and the inscription "Goe little booke salute that gentle hand of..."
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676--Poetry and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Enigmas, Epigrams, English, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Dos-a-dos are several dozen primarily cooking recipes, for such dishes as barley broth, cherry wine, and lemon cream; as well as instructions on fishing. At the beginning of the manuscript are recipes for making ink and treating chilblains. and Manuscript, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of several dozen satirical poems and, dos-a-dos, several dozen household recipes. The poetry is mainly political, anti-Catholic, and academic, and includes works of Henry Denne of Trinity College and Joshua Barnes, as well as such titles as On a papist's ghost; On the queen being with child; The man of honour; England's triumph at sea in Sept. 1691; and The prologue to the music speech spoken in the Theatre July 8, 1693, being the time of the act, by Mr Smith of University College. Other items include an epitaph on Thomas Shadwell and a list of anagrams on the word "Parliament."
Description:
Armorial bookplate inside front cover., Binding: full calf; gilt decoration., Marbled endpapers., and The compiler was evidently a member of Cambridge University.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Intellectual life --17th century and Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1714
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712 and Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism --England, Cooking, English, English poetry --17th century, Fishing --England, Latin poetry, Political poetry, English, Traditional medicine --Great Britain --Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, and Verse satire, English --17th century
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 226 primarily secular verses and songs. Entries include William Strode’s Uppon An Infant Unborne Whose mother Dyed in Travell; Walton Poole’s On A Gentlewoman with Black Eyes; and An Epitaph Uppon One, Drowned in the Snowe. The volume also contains satirical epigrams such as On A Creditor; An Epitaph on a Lascivious Woman; and An Epitaph on a Bastard; a series of prologues and epilogues taken from plays by William Cartwright; and several political entries, including A Declaration of the Commons Howse of Parliament in Ireland, 1640; The Copy of A Lettre Sent From the Rebells in Scotland to the King of France, Desiring his Protection; and A Dialogue Betweene Two Zelotts Concerning the New Oath. and P. [173] digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Binding: full morocco; gilt decoration. On spine: "Common place book.", Marbled endpapers., On back flyleaf: pen trials., and Table of contents at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1649 and Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and Strode, William, d 1600 or 1601-1645
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English
Autograph manuscript of a collection of didactic material. The manuscript begins with specimens of calligraphy, labeled Courte hande, Chancerie hande, Secretarie hande, cloven hande, curled hand, chayned hand, and Roman hande, as well as examples of writing in reverse and recipes for making ink, red wax, and white letters on black paper. This section is followed by arithmetic tables; measurements and conversions for dry goods as well as salmon, eels, wine, and oil; a sample genealogical chart drawn as a tree; instructions on how to use counters for counting; and a chart of the names of English kings and the years of their reigns up to James I, dated 1607. The bulk of the collection, however, consists of several hundred Latin proverbs on such topics as error, excellence, faith, honor, and ingratitude, followed by English proverbs and admonitions, and then several English proverbs translated into Latin. This section includes excerpts from King James' Basilikon Doron and How to live and that well by William Perkins. These proverbs are followed by "prettie and necessary rules for such as use to deale in merchandize, easy to be had in memorye," and, at the end of the manuscript, genealogical information for the Hill family, beginning in 1568.
Description:
Imperfect: some pages mutilated with loss of text.
Subject (Name):
Hill family, James I, King of England, 1566-1625, and Perkins, William, 1558-1602
Subject (Topic):
Arithmetic--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Calligraphy --England, Children--Conduct of life, English poetry --17th century, Genealogy--England, Proverbs, English, Proverbs, Latin, Recipes--Great Britain, and Weights and measures--England
Manuscript on paper, in a single bookhand, of twenty-four poems by Anne Wharton and one by Edmund Waller. Texts include ""The Lamentations of Jeremiah"" and other Biblical paraphrases, as well as paraphrases of poems by Ovid, Virgil and Boileau; ""To Melpome
Description:
Several pages following the poem texts are headed with poem titles but are otherwise blank.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry --17th century, English poetry--17th century, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English--17th century, and Women authors.
6p. of excerpts from Ovids ""Metamorphoses""., Last two pages contain signatures of several men in unpracticed 17th century hands, including "William Jacob his booke" and "John Winter of Buckland husbande.", Manuscript on paper in secretary hand containing over one hundred poems by Herrick, Jonson, Corbet, Raleigh, May, Gill, and many unidentified authors. The volume contains many occasional pieces, including poems on the deaths of Anne, queen of James I; Prince Henry; George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; "the Palgraves' eldest son;" and Sir Thomas Overbury. Other topical pieces include "Dr. Dunn's counsel to the Ladyes and Gentlewomen to depart the citty;" "On a fart let in a Parliament," "Upon the birth of the Prince May the 29th," and "On Mr. Fenton, Preacher at Grays Inne.", One poem in Latin, ""Epistolae inter Horologium et Solarium""., P. 35 and [295] digitized at high resolution., Pagination errors throughout., and There are many love poems and songs such as "Come my Celia," excerpts from "Oberon's Feast," "Faustus and Cynthia," "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "To His Mistress going a Rowing," "To a Gentlewoman I would not marry," and a variety of sentimental or comic "Epigrams" and "Epitaphs." Other items include Corbet's "Iter Boreale", "On Ford's two Tragedies: Loves Sacrifice/The Broken Heart," and Gill's "Upon Ben Johnson's 'Magnetique Lady.'"
Description:
Binding: 18th century boards. and Front endpaper inscribed, "Alex.r Popham. 1788."
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Gill, Alexander, 1597-1642, Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and May, Thomas, 1595-1650
Subject (Topic):
English poetry --17th century, Epigrams, English, Love poetry, English, Occasional verse, English, and Verse satire, English
