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31. Stowe MS 953

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Stowe MS 953
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NARRATIVE POEM in old English verse relating the revelation to St. Methodius of the history of the world from the Creation to the Day of Judgment. Begins:- "Sum tyme was there a man of state That was clepyd Methodius, An holy byshop, a gret prelate, A man nobyll and gracyous." It summarises th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

32. Stowe MS 955

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Stowe MS 955
Title:
Pierre Sala, Petit Livre d'Amour (Emblesmes et Devises d'Amour)
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The manuscript contains the collection of love poems known as LePetit Livre d'Amour (also known as Emblesmes et Devises d'Amour) by the French writer and collector Pierre Sala, copied c. 1500 (ff. 1r-17v), and an 18th-century transcript of this collection (ff. 18r-34r). Contents: ff. 1r-17v:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Italian
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:

1 volume

33. Stowe MS 972

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Stowe MS 972
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COLLECTIONS Of poems and verses by various authors, including:- 1. "The 139th Psalm Paraphrased. By Mr. Standen," beg. "O dread Jehovah ! thy all peircing eye." f. 1. 2. "The Progress of Life," beg. "How gayly is at first begun." f. 2. 3. "Love's Defence," beg. "When, dully-wise, the Grave...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

34. Stowe MS 970

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Stowe MS 970
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COLLECTION Of Miscellaneous political and other verses, written in several hands, apparently all feminine. Included are:- 1. Lines by [James Graham, 1st] Marquis of Montrose, written "as he was riding over the sands . . . . with his sword . . . . upon the news of the death of King Charles," be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

35. Stowe MS 962

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Stowe MS 962
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Collection of poetry by John Donne and others
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Collection of poetry, including works by John Donne, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ben Jonson, Thomas Carew, Francis Bacon, Sir Kenelm Digby, Francis Phillips, Richard Corbett, Henry King, Thomas Campion, George Morley, William Strode, John Grange, Michael Drayton, John Ho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1637
Extent:
1 volume

36. Stowe MS 973/1

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Stowe MS 973/1
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1. COMMONPLACE-BOOK of poetry, including copies of a poem by R. Glover [author of 'Leonidas'] on Sir Isaac Newton, 'Laus Literarum,' in Latin and English, by Joseph Perkins, short poems by Prior, Gay, etc.; with Latin verses, epitaphs, etc. At the end are inserted a few separate pieces. f 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

37. Stowe MS 973/2

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Stowe MS 973/2
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2. Commonplace-book of poetry, with the name of John Browne and date 1720, containing a poetical epistle by E. Littleton, a Latin poem entitled 'Ecclesiastes,' an epigram by Allan Ramsay, etc. f. 54.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1720
Extent:
1 item