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Vol. I (ff. i + 203). 1. Urry's transcript of the greater part of the Canterbury Tales. f. 2; 2. Text of the Canterbury Tales, as revised for press; a few passages in Urry's hand, but mostly in that of Ainsworth. Imperf. at beg. and end. f. 63; 3. "Corrections of some faults and annotations upon...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
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1 item

2. Add MS 38178-38181

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COLLECTIONS for the edition of Chaucer's works begun by John Urry (d. 1715), continued by his assistant Thomas Ainsworth (d. 1719), finally revised and completed by Timothy Thomas, and published in 1721. Four volumes. Paper. Folio. Formerly Appendix 128 in the Ashburnham Library (sale-cat. 1899, lot 76). For a sketch of the preface and other papers on the same subject, in T. Thomas's hand, see Harley MS. 6895. Presented by Sir William Symington M'Cormick. The contents are :
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Timothy Thomas: Collections for Urry's Chaucer: early 18th cent. John Urry: Collections for his edition of Chaucer: early 18th cent. Geoffrey Chaucer: Collections by J. Urry, etc. for the 1721 edition of his Works.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
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4 items

3. Add MS 38179

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Vol. II (ff. i + 61). Transcripts by Ainsworth, annotated here and there by Urry, of the following pieces "out of S. Pepys Esq. Mss of Chaucers fragments" [now Pepys MS. 2006, in Magdalene College, Cambridge, described by H. J. Todd, Illustrations of Gower and Chaucer, 1810, p. 116]: 1. "The Tem...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 38180

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Vol. III (ff. i + 286). 1. "A copy of Mr. [Thomas] Hearnes letter to Mr. [John] Bagford concerning the poet Chaucer, and the severall editions and copies of his poems"; Oxford, 28 May, 1709. Transcribed at Oxford by George Morgan of Balliol College, 12-15 July, 1720, "from another copy of the Lo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 38181

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Vol. IV (ff. i + 115). Miscellaneous notes, etc., including: 1. Letter from William Brome to [George Smalridge,] Bishop of Bristol and Dean of Christ Church, concerning the plan of Urry's edition; 1 Aug. 1719. f. 4; 2. Part of an autograph draft of Timothy Thomas's Preface (cf. Harley MS. 6895, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item