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Place Burghley, Northamptonshire

1. Add MS 15226

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A MISCELLANEOUS collection, in prose and verse, of the xviith century, written in various hands. The following pieces may be noticed:- Sonnets by N. Tomkyns, f. 1 ;-Verses on the death of Henry, Prince of Wales, f. 4;-Stanzas in praise of music, by W. Shakspeare, (his eighth Sonnet,) f. 4 b.;-Latin verses in Burghley Chapel, f. 5;-Stanzas on opinion and religion, by W. M., f. 5 b. ;-" The desparinge complainte of wretched Rawleighe for his treacheries wrought against the worthie Essex; whe...
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Medicine: Receipts. James II of England: Excerpts out of his Remonstrance for the right of Kings. Poetry ENGLISH: Songs and poems of the 17th cent. includes: f.1 N- Tomkyns: Sonnets. f. 4. b William Shakespeare: Stanzas in praise of music. f.4 Henry, Prince of Wales; son of James I: Verses o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 69795

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Add MS 69795
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'CAPABILITY' BROWN: correspondence of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, landscape gardener (b.1715, d.1783), comprising mainly letters from patrons relating to commissions, but also including a few letters from Brown and his wife on family matters; 1753-1784, n.d. See Dorothy Stroud, Capability Brown (rev. ed. 1957), Appendix III, pp. 217-222, where extracts are printed from a number of the letters. Formerly owned by G. R. M. Pakenham, a descendant of Capability Brown through his daughter Margare...
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, architect and landscape gardener: Horticulture: Correspondence of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown: 1753-1784, n.d. includes: f. 1 Admiral George Anson, Baron Anson: Letter to 'Capability' Brown: 1753.f. 2 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland: Letter to 'Capability' Brown: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1753-1784
Extent:
1 item