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Vol. III (ff. 268). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756 includes: f. 248 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756
Extent:
1 item

452. Add MS 4452

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PAPERS RELATING TO VARIOUS SOCIETIES, with which Birch was connected. A few letters are interspersed, the names of the writers of which are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. the principal contents are as follows:- (1) The Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

453. Add MS 4453

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'SICELIDES: a Piscatorie made by Phinees Fletcher and acted in Kings Colledge in Cambridge'. Copy. This pastoral play was written at Cambridge in 1614 to be acted before James I on a visit there, but not being ready it was acted at King's College on a later occasion. It was printed in 1631. Pape...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

454. Add MS 4454

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KATHERINE AUSTEN COLLECTANEA Essays, meditations, memoranda, etc., in prose and verse by Katherine Austen, 'Book M'; 1664-1668. A note (f. 1) states that her husband was born 11 Aug. 1622 and died 31 Oct. 1658 (? Thomas Austen of London, matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford, 24 Apr. 1640). B...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1664-1668
Extent:
1 item

455. Add MS 4455

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COMMONPLACE-BOOK OF JOHN BENNET, of Hart Hall, Oxford (see note on f. 3 'Sum e libris Johannis Bennet ex aula Cervina, Sept. 29, 1672, pret. 6 [d]'). The parts of the MS. left blank by Bennet were later used as a commonplace book by the Rev. John King (1652-1732), of Exeter College, Oxford, D.D....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1672-1725
Extent:
1 item

456. Add MS 4456

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Vol. I (ff. 215). (1) Verses, etc., almost entirely by Birch, or addressed to him, some of them apparently written as exercises. They are:— (a) 'Jam tibi perfectum jactare, Britannia, carmen': a version (100 lines) of the Rev. John Nixon's poem on Sir R. Blackmore's Creation, 1712; 1725; follo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

457. Add MS 4456-4457

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BIRCH'S POETICAL COLLECTIONS Poems, etc., collected by Thomas Birch, some being written by him; circa 1625-1760. Partly autograph. Two volumes. Small folio. The chief contents are as follows:-
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Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
c 1625-1760
Extent:
2 items

458. Add MS 4457

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Vol. II. (ff. 231). (1) 'Ere You Read this now You'll Suppose'; song (8 x 5 lines). f. 1. (2) Epitaph on Mrs. Mary Wynn, beg. 'Stay, reader, and with deep concern'. Two versions. ff. 2-3. (3) The Epilogue to Don Carlos, by T. Otway; 1676. f. 4. (4) 'These smiles bestow'd, these genrous H...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1595-18th century
Extent:
1 item

459. Add MS 4458

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Short section of George Etherege, The Man of Mode: or, Sir Fopling Flutter. A Comedy, Acted at the Duke’s Theatre, translated into classical Greek by Ioannes Ionas
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 Oct 1723
Extent:
3 items

460. Add MS 4458-4459

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BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS Miscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Birch; 1631-1757. Two volumes. Small folio. Viz:-
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1631-1757
Extent:
2 items

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