2 separate manuscripts which have been bound together. Harley MS 3918 contains treatises and poems by Robert Whitehall and Mary More. Harley MS 6932 contains Latin and English poems by Payne Fisher.
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...
Manuscript miscellany of treatises and poems by Robert Whitehall and Mary More
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An octavo manuscript miscellany containing treatises and poems by Robert Whitehall (bap. 1624-d. 1685), fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and the writer and artist Mary More (d. c. 1713). Also includes other miscellaneous verses and recipes for 'Jelly of Hartshorn' (ff. 39v and 45v) and a treatm...