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1. Lansdowne MS 740/1

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Lansdowne MS 740/1
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1. Excerpta ex autoribus quibusdam Græcis poeticis et historicis, in charactere Græco nitidè scripta. Priora quædam folia madore detrita sunt. fo. 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Lansdowne MS 740/4

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Lansdowne MS 740/4
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4. A Latin poem intitled "Iter Boreale," written by Richard Eedes, Dean of Worcester, and never printed. fo. 46. See more concerning it in Wood's Athence Oxon. vol. I. p. 326. edit. 1721. and in Harington's Nugæ. Antiquæ, vol. II. p. 259. edit. by Mr. Park.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
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1 item

3. Lansdowne MS 740/7

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Lansdowne MS 740/7
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7. A tedious poem on the Decalogue, by Anne Southwell, dedicated to the King, and a few others by Dryden, &c. fo. 143.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
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1 item

4. Lansdowne MS 740/5

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Lansdowne MS 740/5
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5. A single leaf of prices paid for books in the seventeenth century; from which it appears that Dr. Donne's Paradoxes cost fourpence; Ben Jonson's Works sixteen shillings., and Speed's Chronicle six and thirty. fo. 56. See also fo. 139 of this volume.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
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1 item

5. Lansdowne MS 740/6

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Lansdowne MS 740/6
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6. A collection of poetry made in the reign of King James I., containing several pieces by Dr. Donne, Sir T. Overbury, and others. fo. 58.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[between 1603-1625]
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1 item

6. Lansdowne MS 740/2

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Lansdowne MS 740/2
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2. A copy of the old Scotish poem of "Christ's Kirk on the Green." It will supply a few various readings. fo. 40.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Lansdowne MS 740/3

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Lansdowne MS 740/3
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3. A song beginning "There was a fayr falcon broke out of a mews"; with two or three other poems of a ludicrous nature. fo. 45.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
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1 item

8. Lansdowne MS 740

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Lansdowne MS 740
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Miscellany of historical extracts and poetry
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ff. 1r–173r: A miscellany which includes extracts relating to Roman history, and poems made during the reign of King James VI and I, including several pieces by John Donne, Sir Thomas Overbury, and others. ff. 1r–6r: Extracts relating to Roman history, from Greek historians and poets. Imperfec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
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