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391. 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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

392. 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

393. 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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1595-18th century
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1 item

394. 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:-
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1631-1757
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2 items

395. Add MS 4459

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Vol. II (ff. 212). (1) Sermon preached by an Aberdeen M.A. in 1666, 'When the Whiggamores, alias Covenanters, were in Arms'; apparently in Birch's early hand. ff. 1-2b. (2) Extract from Domesday-book, relating to the lands of Ilbert de Lacy in the West Riding of Yorkshire; from a copy made b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1638-1755
Extent:
1 item

396. Add MS 4460

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RALPH THORESBY TRANSCRIPTS Transcripts in the autograph of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary (d. 1725). Purchased at the sale of his museum, 7 March 1764, by Thomas Birch (see note in Birch's autograph on f. lb). For other Thoresby MSS. purchased by Birch see Add. MSS. 4212 ,4214, 4274-4277, 4385. Viz....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1707
Extent:
1 item

397. Add MS 4462

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CONTRIBUTIONS to 'The Philosopher', etc. Viz:- (1) 'The Philosopher' (nos. 13. 17, 19-21, 31, 36), with corrections in Birch's autograph. ff. 1-44. They include (a) an article by Jean(?) Le Clerc vindicating John Selden from an attack made on him in Samuel Drake's edition, 1729, of Archbishop P...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

398. Add MS 4463

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THE WORKS OF WILLIAM LANE, a farmer's boy, in the form of letters transcribed under the supervision of R. Whatley, in whose house he resided when he first came to London in 1723, viz.-.- (1) Letters to R. Whatley on (a) his upbringing and education; 1724. ff.3-17b;- (b) 'Concerning Providence'; ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

399. Add MS 4464

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS COLLECTED BY THOMAS BIRCH, viz.:- (1) Extracts from the commonplace book of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The events referred to occurred during the period 1625-1651. In an early 18th cent. hand, with numerous corrections. ff. 1-33. (2) 'Sur la Maxime de M. de Ro...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

400. Add MS 4465

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TOLAND PAPERS Collection of letters and papers of John Toland, deist, d. 1722. For other papers relating to Toland see Add. MS. 4295. The principal contents are as follows: (1) Drafts of letters and memorials by Toland; 1703-1727 and n.d. ff. 2-64 passim. (2) Letters to Toland from (a) Gottfri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1690-1722
Extent:
1 item