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3931. Harley MS 6913

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6913
Title:
Satirical poems
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing a miscellany of mostly satirical poetry. Contents: ff. 1-2: ‘Prologue’. First Line: ‘Gentle Reproofs have long been try’d in vain’. Attributed to John Wilmot, 2nd Earl Rochester. ff. 3-4v: ‘To Mr Julian from the Lord R.’ First line: ‘Julian in verse to ease t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1680s
Extent:
1 volume

3932. Harley MS 6914

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6914
Title:
Satirical poetry and other texts
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing a miscellany of mostly satirical poetry with some prose articles. Contents: ff. 1-2v: ‘A New Ballad by Ld. Rochester to the tune of Chevy Chase’. First line: ‘The Parsons all keep whores’. ff. 1*-6*v (these are interleaved with folios 1-6): Table of contents....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

3933. Harley MS 6916

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6916
Title:
Collection of poems by Charles d'Orléans and his circle
Scope & Content:
A near complete copy of Charles d'Orléans' personal manuscript (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms français 25458) (Poetry of Charles D’Orléans, ed. by Fox and Arn (2010), p. 827). Contents: ff. 1r-205r: A collection of poems consisting of ballades, chansons, complaintes, caroles an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3934. Harley MS 6919

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6919
Title:
William of Touris, Contemplacioun of Synnaris
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-49v: William of Touris, Contemplacioun of Synnaris. The seven poems, one for each day of the week, were published by Wynkyn de Worde in Westminster on 10 July 1499. Decoration: Initials in blue with foliate decoration in red and purple (ff. 2r, 17r, 30v, 45v). Puzzle or pla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Scots
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century or 3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3935. Harley MS 6923

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6923
Title:
Prick of Conscience
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-117v: Prick of Conscience. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1r: A title and contents page, where the work is attributed to ‘St Richard Roll Commonly call[e]d Hampole of Hampole near Doncaster, who dyed, anno 1349’, added in the 16th century. Decoration: Small ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3936. Harley MS 6925

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6925
Title:
Homo, A tragedy by Thomas Atkinson
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing Homo, a Latin tragedy by Thomas Atkinson, divine and dramatist. The manuscript is dedicated to William Laud. The play was performed at St. John's College, Oxford, where Thomas Atkinson was a student and William Laud was the president.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1615-1621
Extent:
1 volume

3937. Harley MS 6926

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6926
Title:
Thomas Legge, Ricardus Tertius
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*verso: A title inscription: 'Richardus Tertius' with the name 'Tobi [?]Huite' ff. 2r-24r: Thomas Legge (c. b. 1535, d. 1607), 1 Ricardus Tertius. ff. 24v-37r: Thomas Legge, 2 Ricardus Tertius. ff. 46v, 48r-79v: Thomas Legge, 3 Ricardus Tertius. f. 79v: A colophon: 'Henry La...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1586
Extent:
1 volume

3938. Harley MS 6927

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6927
Title:
Collection of Latin and Greek poems
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A poem dedicated to 'Richardo Shuttlewortho Militi [...] Senatus in W[a]ll[...] [? Richardus Shuttleworth (bap. 1630) of Whalley, Lancashire]; fragmentary. f. 1v: 'Praefatio'; fragmentary. ff. 2r-19v: A collection of poems in Latin and Greek, beginning: 'In Annum pacatissi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
1594
Extent:
1 volume

3939. Harley MS 6928/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6928/1
Title:
Detached former binding of Harley MS 6928
Scope & Content:
Detached brown, reinforced, leather binding, blind-tooled. The binding was formerly attached to Harley MS 6928 and is now stored separately.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
Former binding of Harley MS 6928

3940. Harley MS 6932

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6932
Title:
Latin and English poems by Payne Fisher
Scope & Content:
An octavo manuscript collection of Latin and English poems by Payne Fisher (1615/16-1693). Entitled ‘Fancies on seuerall occasions written and reuis’ed heere from Julij: 6t: 1645: to Apr: 4: 1647’ (f. 1v) and dedicated to Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (1598-1690). Many of the poems relate to F...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1645-1647
Extent:
1 item

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