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1. Egerton MS 1910

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Egerton MS 1910
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"LEVIATHAN, or the matter, forme and power of a commonwealth ecclesiasticall and civil. By Thomas Hobbes, of Malmesbury. Anno Christi 1651." With a few corrections and some of the sidenotes in the handwriting of the author, and which are not in the printed edition. Prefixed is an allegorical dra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1651
Extent:
1 item

2. Egerton MS 2005

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Egerton MS 2005
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THE Elements of Law, Naturall and Politique," with a dedicatory epistle to William [Cavendish], Earl of Newcastle, 9 May, 1640; by Thomas Hobbes. The treatise was printed in 1650, in two parts, with the titles, "Humane Nature, or the Fundamental Elements of Policie," and "De Corpore Politico, or...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Egerton MS 2231

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Egerton MS 2231
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CORRESPONDENCE of John Aubrey, F.R.S.; 1662-1695 copied from the original letters in the Bodleian Library. Those of Aubrey are all addressed to Anthony Wood, 1682-1692, ff. 113- 146; except one to Elias Ashmole, 22 July, 1684, f. 89. Paper; early xixth cent. Small Quarto.
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John Aubrey, FRS; antiquary and naturalist: Correspondence with Anthony Wood and others: 1662-1695.: Copies. Anthony à Wood, d 1695 antiquary: Correspondence with J. Aubrey: 1667-1695.: Copies. includes: ff. 1-39, 108 John Ray, Botanist: Letters to J. Aubrey: 1676-1695.: Copies.ff. 40-63 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1662-1695
Extent:
1 item

4. Egerton MS 3377

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Egerton MS 3377
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LEEDS PAPERS. Vol. LIV (ff. iii+127). 'The Epitome of the Civill Warrs of England', by Thomas Hobbes, first printed in 1679. Contemporary copy, in three hands. Included are marginal notes and (ff. 126-127b) an index of subjects. Another copy is in Stowe MS. 77, ff. l-64. Both texts resemble the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1679
Extent:
1 item